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besieging definition
besieging |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb besiege 1 of 3 senses of besiege Sense 1 besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in circumvent => blockade, seal off => ebb Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb besiege 1 of 3 senses of besiege Sense 1 besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in circumvent => blockade, seal off => ebb Entailment of verb besiege Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb besiege 3 senses of besiege Sense 1 besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in circumvent => attack, assail Sense 2 besiege => distress Sense 3 besiege => importune, insist Familiarity of verb besiege besiege used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb besiege Sense 1 besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in circumvent => attack, assail -------------- Sense 2 besiege => distress -------------- Sense 3 besiege => importune, insist -------------- Grep of noun besieging besieging Overview of noun besieging The noun besieging 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 besiege The verb besiege has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in circumvent -- (surround so as to force to give up "The Turks besieged Vienna") 2. besiege -- (cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged") 3. besiege -- (harass, as with questions or requests; "The press photographers besieged the movie star") Overview of noun besieging The noun besieging 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 besiege The verb besiege has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in circumvent -- (surround so as to force to give up "The Turks besieged Vienna") 2. besiege -- (cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged") 3. besiege -- (harass, as with questions or requests; "The press photographers besieged the movie star")
besieging definition
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