Found 2 items, similar to beleaguer.
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: Beleaguer 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. [1913 Webster] The wail of famine in beleaguered towns. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster] Syn: To block up; environ; invest; encompass. [1913 Webster]