Goad vs Beset - What's the difference?
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A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.
* Macaulay
To prod with a goad.
To encourage or stimulate.
To incite or provoke.
(label) To surround or hem in
(label) To attack, especially from all sides
(label) To decorate something with jewels etc
(label) Of a ship, to get trapped by ice
As verbs the difference between goad and beset
is that goad is to prod with a goad while beset is to surround or hem in.As a noun goad
is a long, pointed stick used to prod animals.goad
English
Noun
(en noun)- The daily goad urging him to the daily toil.
Verb
(en verb)- goading a boy to fight
