EGAVE

siege

About 5.99 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun Military action. A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.
    They sued for peace after the long siege.
  2. noun A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.
    They sued for peace after the long siege.
  3. noun A period of struggle or difficulty, especially from illness.
  4. noun A prolonged assault or attack.
  5. noun A seat. A seat, especially as used by someone of importance or authority. An ecclesiastical see. The place where one has his seat; a home, residence, domain, empire. The seat of a heron while looking out for prey. A flock of herons. A toilet seat. The anus; the rectum. Excrements, stool, fecal matter. Rank; grade; station; estimation. The floor of a glass-furnace.
  6. noun A seat, especially as used by someone of importance or authority.
  7. noun An ecclesiastical see.
  8. noun The place where one has his seat; a home, residence, domain, empire.

Similar words

besieging beleaguering military blockade blockade besiege enclosure enclose locking lock-up headquarters

Often followed by

of to and was in by had guns warfare

Word family

sieged sieges sieging

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