Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "siege" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Siege Perilous besiege countersiege lay siege siege engine siege mentality siege piece siege tower siege train siege warfare siege weapon siegehouse state of siege

Context

heading military

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

blockade encirclement

Type Of (IsA)

blockade

Related Terms

action around around fort assault attack attack castle attrition besiege blockade campaign castle castle attack castle encirclement catapults city conquer encirclement force fort fortress long long occupation military military action occupation seat war war campaign

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.