Siege; in phrase to lay ensiege.
| 单词 | θ160945 |
| 释义 | society > armed hostility > attack > action or state of siege or blockade > lay siege [verb (intransitive)] (20) to lay ensiege?a1500 Siege; in phrase to lay ensiege. to plant a siegea1500 transitive. To put or place (artillery) in position for discharging. †to plant a siege (obsolete): to lay siege. Also figurative. to sit down1593 intransitive. Of a military force or its commander: to encamp beside a town or fortified place in order to besiege it (frequently with before)… inleaguer1603 intransitive. To encamp with a besieging or beleaguering force. to set downa1616 intransitive. To be encamped; to ‘sit down’ before (a town) to besiege it. Obsolete. Cf. a (b). to lie down1693 Of an army: To take up a position before. sit1802 intransitive. To be encamped at a siege. Frequently with before. Cf. to sit down 6 at phrasal verbs 1 (b). Now only in historical contexts. Subcategories:— undermine (2) — dig approach trench or tunnel (2) — abandon siege (3) — sally (6) |
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