besiege, v.
(besieged, besieges, besieging)
freq. cnt. 2
(besieged, besieges, besieging)
freq. cnt. 2
surround so as to force to give up
<verb.competition> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
beleaguer besiege circumvent hem in surround
sample sentences
"The Turks besieged Vienna"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
harass, as with questions or requests
<verb.communication>
besiege
sample sentences
"The press photographers besieged the movie star"verb frames
Somebody ----s somebody
semantic pointers
hypernym
cause to feel distressed or worried
<verb.emotion>
besiege
sample sentences
"She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged"verb frames
Something ----s somebody
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hypernym