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siege
siege /siːdʒ/ noun [C or U]
► F0 the surrounding of a place by an armed force in order to defeat those defending it: » The siege of Mafeking lasted for eight months.» The soldiers laid siege to (= started a siege of) the city.» The castle was under siege for months.» FIGURATIVE That whole weekend at Cannes, Brigitte Bardot was under siege by photographers.→ SEE ALSO BESIEGE(Cf. ↑besiege)Thesaurus+: ↑Attacking and invadingThesaurus+: ↑Enclosing, surrounding and immersing |