a large waterbird with a long neck, short legs, webbed feet, and a short broad bill. Generally geese are larger than ducks and have longer necks and shorter bills.

a foolish person

‘Silly goose,’ he murmured fondly

a tailor's smoothing iron.

poke (someone) in the bottom.

give (something) a boost; invigorate

the government's desire to goose the tired housing market