surround so as to force to give up
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besiege, circumvent, hem in, surround
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blockade, seal off
impose a blockade on
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ebb
hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
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assail, attack
launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
