give someone goss
give someone goss verb: to beat or thrash someone.
Verb
give someone goss (third-person singular simple present gives someone goss, present participle giving someone goss, simple past gave someone goss, past participle given someone goss)
- To beat or thrash someone.
- An assistant about the theatre grappled him, and they were soon upon the floor engaged in a regular rough-and-tumble fight. Two-thirds of the foot-lights were at once kicked over, while shouts of "Fair play," "Turn 'em out," "Give him goss," "No gouging," were heard on all sides.1846, William Trotter Porter, A Quarter Race in Kentucky: And Other Sketches, page 115
- "Give the red man Goss!" she told him;
"Drive him westward from the forest, […]
Chase him west, with fire and fagot,
Give him Goss! for he's no business,
Business none, to be an Injun."1856, Q. K. Philander Doesticks, Plu-ri-bus-tah, page 59
Forms of give someone goss
| third-person singular present | gives someone goss |
|---|---|
| present participle | giving someone goss |
| past | gave someone goss |
| past participle | given someone goss |
Questions about give someone goss
- What does give someone goss mean?
- Give someone goss means to beat or thrash someone.
- What part of speech is give someone goss?
- Give someone goss is a verb.
- What is the past tense of give someone goss?
- The past tense of give someone goss is gave someone goss.
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