| VERB | competition | besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent | surround so as to force to give up |
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| emotion | besiege | cause to feel distressed or worried | |
| communication | besiege | harass, as with questions or requests |
| Sounds | bihsiy'jh | |
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| Rhymes | liege / Liege ... siege: 3 rhymes with iyjh... | |
| Meaning | Surround so as to force to give up. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The Turks besieged Vienna" | |
| Synonyms | beleaguer, 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 | |
| Nouns | besieger | an enemy who lays siege to your position |
| Meaning | Cause to feel distressed or worried. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s somebody | |
| Example | "She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged" | |
| Broader | distress | Cause mental pain to |
| Meaning | harass, as with questions or requests. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The press photographers besieged the movie star" | |
| Broader | importune, insist | beg persistently and urgently |
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