Meaning Of The Word Besiege

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What's The Definition Of Besiege?

besiege
If you are besieged by people, many people want something from you and continually bother you.
verb: If soldiers besiege a place, they surround it and wait for the people in it to stop fighting or resisting.

besiege in American English
to hem in with armed forces, esp. for a sustained attack; lay siege to
transitive verb: to lay siege to

besiege in British English
to surround (a fortified area, esp a city) with military forces to bring about its surrender

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