Beleaguer

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To harass; beset: We are beleaguered by problems.
  • v. To surround with troops; besiege. See Synonyms at besiege.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To besiege; to surround with troops.
  • v. To vex, harass, or beset.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to besiege; to blockade.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To besiege; surround with an army so as to preclude escape; blockade.
  • Synonyms To invest, lay siege to, beset.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. annoy persistently
  • v. surround so as to force to give up
    • Verb Form
    beleaguered    beleaguering    beleaguers   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    dun    bedevil    rag    crucify    frustrate    torment   
    Form
    beleaguerment   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    invest    block up    environ    encompass    surround   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Eger    Seeger    eager    leaguer    meager    segar   
     
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