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besetting definition

besetting


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  beset 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  beset 
 
  Sense  1 
  harass,  hassle,  harry,  chivy,  chivvy,  chevy,  chevvy,  beset,  plague,  molest,  provoke 
  =>  nettle,  needle,  goad 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  beset 
 
  1  of  3  senses  of  beset 
 
  Sense  1 
  harass,  hassle,  harry,  chivy,  chivvy,  chevy,  chevvy,  beset,  plague,  molest,  provoke 
  =>  nettle,  needle,  goad 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  beset 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  beset 
 
  3  senses  of  beset 
 
  Sense  1 
  harass,  hassle,  harry,  chivy,  chivvy,  chevy,  chevvy,  beset,  plague,  molest,  provoke 
  =>  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil 
 
  Sense  2 
  beset,  set  upon 
  =>  assail,  assault,  set  on  attack 
 
  Sense  3 
  encrust,  beset 
  =>  decorate,  adorn,  grace,  ornament,  embellish,  beautify 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  beset 
 
  beset  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  beset 
 
  Sense  1 
  harass,  hassle,  harry,  chivy,  chivvy,  chevy,  chevvy,  beset,  plague,  molest,  provoke 
  =>  annoy,  rag,  get  to  bother,  get  at  irritate,  rile,  nark,  nettle,  gravel,  vex,  chafe,  devil 
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  Sense  2 
  beset,  set  upon 
  =>  assail,  assault,  set  on  attack 
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  Sense  3 
  encrust,  beset 
  =>  decorate,  adorn,  grace,  ornament,  embellish,  beautify 
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  Overview  of  verb  beset 
 
  The  verb  beset  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  harass,  hassle,  harry,  chivy,  chivvy,  chevy,  chevvy,  beset,  plague,  molest,  provoke  --  (annoy  continually  or  chronically;  "He  is  known  to  harry  his  staff  when  he  is  overworked") 
  2.  (2)  beset,  set  upon  --  (to  assail  or  attack  on  all  sides:"The  lioness..beset  by  men  and  hounds."  Pope) 
  3.  encrust,  beset  --  (decorate  or  cover  lavishly  with  gems) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  beset 
 
  The  verb  beset  has  3  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  harass,  hassle,  harry,  chivy,  chivvy,  chevy,  chevvy,  beset,  plague,  molest,  provoke  --  (annoy  continually  or  chronically;  "He  is  known  to  harry  his  staff  when  he  is  overworked") 
  2.  (2)  beset,  set  upon  --  (to  assail  or  attack  on  all  sides:"The  lioness..beset  by  men  and  hounds."  Pope) 
  3.  encrust,  beset  --  (decorate  or  cover  lavishly  with  gems) 



besetting definition