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I . goose <geese> [gu:s] N

II . goose [gu:s] VB trans inf

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1. goose Am (make work or move faster):

goose machine
poganjati [perf pognati]
goose car
pospeševati [perf pospešiti]

2. goose Am (increase):

to goose up profits
povečati dobiček

ˈgoose pim·ples N

goose pimples N no pl N:

goose pimples
kurja polt f

ˈgoose-pim·ply ADJ inf

wild ˈgoose <- geese> N

wild goose
divja gos f

wild-ˈgoose chase N

Usage examples with goose

to cook sb's goose
prekrižati komu načrte
to goose up profits
povečati dobiček
a goose egg Am
nula
to go all goose-pimply
dobiti kurjo polt
to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
ubiti kokoš, ki nese zlata jajca

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The goose hunt is part of a state wide effort to limit the resident goose population.
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The food of this goose is typically composed of shoreline grasses and other coastal plants.
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The prizes of a goose-pulling contest were trivial often the dead bird itself, other times contributions from the audience or rounds of drinks.
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If left together, the fox would eat the goose, or the goose would eat the beans.
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They saw a female goose standing on the back of a male goose on an island in a huge lake.
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The hose was modelled after the goose throat necklace, a piece of jewellery that consisted of interlacing metal strips.
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He wrote about birds such as goose and eagle owl.
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The plain supports the largest goose colony in the world.
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For goose dancing the maidens dress up as young men and vice versa.
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The breed is a moderately good layer of eggs, producing as well as most other goose breeds.
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