verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of beleaguer form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

besiegingmilitary blockadesiegesiege

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