besiege
11besiege — verb Besiege is used with these nouns as the object: ↑castle, ↑fortress …
12besiege — be|siege [bıˈsi:dʒ] v [T] 1.) to surround a city or castle with military force until the people inside let you take control ▪ In April 655, Osman s palace was besieged by rebels. 2.) [usually passive] if people, worries, thoughts etc, besiege you …
13besiege — be|siege [ bı sidʒ ] verb transitive 1. ) usually passive to make more requests, offers, comments, or complaints than someone can deal with: besiege someone/something with something: The department has been besieged with enquiries from students… …
14besiege — verb (T) 1 to surround a city or castle with military force until the people inside let you take control: In April 655, Osman s palace in Medina was besieged by rebels. 2 (usually passive) if people, worries, thoughts etc, besiege you, you are… …
15besiege — [bɪˈsiːdʒ] verb [T] 1) to make more requests or complaints than someone can deal with The department has been besieged with letters from angry students.[/ex] 2) if soldiers besiege a place, they surround it and prevent the people there from… …
16besiege — transitive verb ( sieged; sieging) Date: 14th century 1. to surround with armed forces 2. a. to press with requests ; importune b. to cause worry or distress to ; beset < doubts …
17besiege — besiegement, n. besieger, n. besiegingly, adv. /bi seej /, v.t., besieged, besieging. 1. to lay siege to. 2. to crowd around; crowd in upon; surround: Vacationers besieged the travel office. 3. to assail or ply, as with requests or demands. [1250 …
18besiege — verb a) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer. b) To beleaguer, lay siege to, beset …
19besiege — Synonyms and related words: apply pressure, assail, assault, attack, beleaguer, beset, blandish, block, block off, block up, blockade, bound, box in, bug, buttonhole, cage, cajole, chamber, close in, coax, compass, contain, coop, coop in, coop up …
20besiege — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. beset, surround, beleaguer, invest; plague, pester. See attack. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. lay siege to, blockade, close in on, beset; see attack 1 , 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. 1. surround… …
