vverb.competitionsurround so as to force to give upSynset:beleaguer besiege circumvent hem in surround
Examples:- The Turks besieged Vienna
Derivationally Related Form:besieger
Hypernyms:assail attack
Inherited Hypernyms:besiegeattackcontend
Direct Hyponyms:blockadeebbseal off
Full Troponyms:blockadeebb
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.emotioncause to feel distressed or worriedExamples:- She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged
Hypernyms:distress
Inherited Hypernyms:besiegedistressdisturbaffect
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody
vverb.communicationharass, as with questions or requestsExamples:- The press photographers besieged the movie star
Hypernyms:importune insist
Inherited Hypernyms:besiegeimportunebegpleadappealrequestcommunicateconveytransfermove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
adj satadj.allsurrounded by hostile forcesAntonyms:unenclosed
Inherited Hypernyms:besieged
Similar to:enclosed