noun
Meaning 1
The act by which a place is besieged.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
besieging
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verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of besiege
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 3
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: siege, beleaguering, military blockade
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: blockade, encirclement
Narrower terms: Alamo, Atlanta, battle of Atlanta, Bataan, Corregidor, Dien Bien Phu, Lucknow, Orleans, siege of Orleans, Petersburg, Petersburg Campaign, Plevna, Pleven, Syracuse, siege of Syracuse, Vicksburg, siege of Vicksburg, Yorktown, siege of Yorktown
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Etymology
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