Found 2 items, similar to Beleaguered.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: beleaguer
beleaguer
v 1: annoy persistently;
“The children teased the boy because of
his stammer” [syn:
tease,
badger,
pester,
bug]
2: surround so as to force to give up;
“The Turks besieged
Vienna” [syn:
besiege,
surround,
hem in,
circumvent]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Beleaguered
Beleaguer
\Be*lea"guer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Beleaguered; p.
pr. & vb. n.
Beleaguering.] [D. belegeren (akin to G.
belagern, Sw. bel["a]gra, Dan. beleire); pref. be- = E. be- +
leger bed, camp, army, akin to E. lair. See
Lair.]
To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to
besiege; to blockade.
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The wail of famine in beleaguered towns. --Longfellow.
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Syn: To block up; environ; invest; encompass.
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