besiege

Definition of besiege

Verbs

surround so as to force to give up
"The Turks besieged Vienna"
Synonyms:
beleaguer, circumvent, hem in, surround
Types:
blockade, seal off
impose a blockade on
ebb
hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb
Type of:
assail, attack
launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
cause to feel distressed or worried
"She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged"
Type of:
distress
cause mental pain to
harass, as with questions or requests
"The press photographers besieged the movie star"
Type of:
importune, insist
beg persistently and urgently

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Words that contain besiege

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