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All besiege synonyms

be·siege
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verb besiege

  • beleaguer — to trouble persistently; harass
  • beset — If someone or something is beset by problems or fears, they have many problems or fears which affect them severely.
  • blockade — A blockade of a place is an action that is taken to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving it.
  • trap — a ladder or ladderlike device used to reach a loft, attic, etc.
  • hem in — to fold back and sew down the edge of (cloth, a garment, etc.); form an edge or border on or around.
  • harass — to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother continually; pester; persecute.
  • hound — Nautical. either of a pair of fore-and-aft members at the lower end of the head of a mast, for supporting the trestletrees, that support an upper mast at its heel. Compare cheek (def 12).
  • plague — French La Peste. a novel (1947) by Albert Camus.
  • pester — to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble: Don't pester me with your trivial problems.
  • invest — to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
  • attack — To attack a person or place means to try to hurt or damage them using physical violence.
  • congregate — When people congregate, they gather together and form a group.
  • assail — If someone assails you, they criticize you strongly.
  • confine — To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group.
  • nag — to annoy by persistent faultfinding, complaints, or demands.
  • importune — to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence.
  • harry — to harass, annoy, or prove a nuisance to by or as if by repeated attacks; worry: He was harried by constant doubts.
  • trouble — to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
  • bug — A bug is an insect or similar small creature.
  • badger — A badger is a wild animal which has a white head with two wide black stripes on it. Badgers live underground and usually come up to feed at night.
  • buttonhole — A buttonhole is a hole that you push a button through in order to fasten a shirt, coat, or other piece of clothing.
  • shut in — closed; fastened up: a shut door.
  • work on — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
  • work over — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
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