Dictionary Entry
besiege
besiege is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to beset. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 4 senses
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- 1transitive verb
To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to beset.
- 2verb
harass, as with questions or requests
"The press photographers besieged the movie star"
- 3verb
surround so as to force to give up
"The Turks besieged Vienna"
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- 4verb
cause to feel distressed or worried
"She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged"
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