Beset

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The American HeritageĀ® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To attack from all sides.
  • v. To trouble persistently; harass. See Synonyms at attack.
  • v. To hem in; surround: "the mountains which beset it roundā€ ( Nathaniel Hawthorne).
  • v. To stud, as with jewels.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To surround or hem in
  • v. To attack, especially from all sides
  • v. To decorate something with jewels etc
  • v. Of a ship, to get trapped by ice
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects.
  • v. To hem in; to waylay; to surround; to besiege; to blockade.
  • v. To set upon on all sides; to perplex; to harass; -- said of dangers, obstacles, etc.
  • v. To occupy; to employ; to use up.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To set or place.
  • To set or place upon; distribute over; bestud; besprinkle: now only in the perfect participle.
  • To come upon or against; set upon in attack, or so as to perplex, endanger, or hem in; press upon severely, vigorously, or from all sides: as, to beset one with blows or with entreaties.
  • To employ; spend; use up.
  • To become; suit; look well on.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. assail or attack on all sides:
  • v. annoy continually or chronically
  • v. decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems)
  • Verb Form
    besets    besetting   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    assault    assail    attack    Seton    grace    decorate    beautify    ornament    adorn    embellish   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    besetting   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    inclose    press    urge    encircle    environ    embarrass    encompass    surround    besiege    hem in   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Annette    Antoinette    Bernadette    Bizet    Bret    Brett    Burnett    Calumet    Chalmette    Chet