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siege
- pronunciation:
- sij
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a military maneuver in which a fortification, such as a city or a fort, is surrounded, subjected to attack, and cut off from supplies or reinforcements until its occupants surrender.
Many were killed in the siege of the fort.- similar words:
- blockade
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| definition 2: |
a prolonged bout, as of illness or difficulty.
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| related words: |
aggression, assault |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
sieged, sieges, sieging |
| definition: |
lay siege to; besiege.
- similar words:
- beset, besiege, blockade
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| related words: |
storm |
| derivation: |
siegeable (adj.) |
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