| VERB | emotion | beleaguer, tease, badger, pester, bug | annoy persistently |
|---|---|---|---|
| competition | beleaguer, besiege, surround, hem in, circumvent | surround so as to force to give up |
| Sounds | bihliy'ger | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | agar ... younger: 63 rhymes with ger... | |
| Meaning | annoy persistently. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | Sam cannot beleaguer Sue | |
| Synonyms | tease, badger, pester, bug | |
| Broader | torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate | treat cruelly |
| Spanish | acosar, atormentar, burlar, hostigar, importunar, joder, jorobar, molestar | |
| Catalan | assetjar, atabuixar, burlar, cansar, empaitar, esgotar, fastiguejar, fatigar, molestar | |
| Meaning | Surround so as to force to give up. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | besiege, surround, hem in, circumvent | |
| Narrower | blockade, seal off | impose a blockade on |
| ebb | hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb | |
| Broader | attack, assail | launch an attack or assault on |
| Spanish | asediar, cercar, sitiar | |
| Catalan | assetjar | |
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