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beleaguering definition

beleaguering


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  beleaguer 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  beleaguer 
 
  Sense  2 
  besiege,  beleaguer,  surround,  hem  in  circumvent 
  =>  blockade,  seal  off 
  =>  ebb 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  beleaguer 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  beleaguer 
 
  Sense  2 
  besiege,  beleaguer,  surround,  hem  in  circumvent 
  =>  blockade,  seal  off 
  =>  ebb 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  beleaguer 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  beleaguer 
 
  2  senses  of  beleaguer 
 
  Sense  1 
  tease,  badger,  harass,  pester,  bug,  beleaguer 
  =>  torment,  rag,  bedevil,  crucify,  dun,  frustrate 
 
  Sense  2 
  besiege,  beleaguer,  surround,  hem  in  circumvent 
  =>  attack,  assail 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  beleaguer 
 
  beleaguer  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  beleaguer 
 
  Sense  1 
  tease,  badger,  harass,  pester,  bug,  beleaguer 
  =>  torment,  rag,  bedevil,  crucify,  dun,  frustrate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  besiege,  beleaguer,  surround,  hem  in  circumvent 
  =>  attack,  assail 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  beleaguering 
  beleaguering 
 
  Overview  of  noun  beleaguering 
 
  The  noun  beleaguering  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  siege,  besieging,  beleaguering,  military  blockade  --  (the  action  of  an  armed  force  that  surrounds  a  fortified  place  and  isolates  it  while  continuing  to  attack) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  beleaguer 
 
  The  verb  beleaguer  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  tease,  badger,  harass,  pester,  bug,  beleaguer  --  (annoy  persistently;  "The  children  teased  the  boy  because  of  his  stammer") 
  2.  besiege,  beleaguer,  surround,  hem  in  circumvent  --  (surround  so  as  to  force  to  give  up  "The  Turks  besieged  Vienna") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  beleaguering 
 
  The  noun  beleaguering  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  siege,  besieging,  beleaguering,  military  blockade  --  (the  action  of  an  armed  force  that  surrounds  a  fortified  place  and  isolates  it  while  continuing  to  attack) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  beleaguer 
 
  The  verb  beleaguer  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  tease,  badger,  harass,  pester,  bug,  beleaguer  --  (annoy  persistently;  "The  children  teased  the  boy  because  of  his  stammer") 
  2.  besiege,  beleaguer,  surround,  hem  in  circumvent  --  (surround  so  as  to  force  to  give  up  "The  Turks  besieged  Vienna") 



beleaguering definition