nnoun.actthe action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attackTopic:armed forcesarmed servicesmilitarymilitary machinewar machine
Synset:beleaguering military blockade siege
Hypernyms:blockade encirclement
Inherited Hypernyms:siegeblockademilitary actiongroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:siegeblockademilitary actiongroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Instance Hyponyms:Alamo Atlanta battle of Atlanta Bataan Corregidor Dien Bien Phu Lucknow Orleans siege of Orleans Petersburg Petersburg Campaign Pleven Plevna Syracuse siege of Syracuse Syracuse siege of Syracuse Vicksburg siege of Vicksburg Yorktown siege of Yorktown
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