| slovo | definícia |
besiege
(mass) | besiege
- obťažovať |
besiege
(encz) | besiege,obléhat v: Zdeněk Brož |
besiege
(encz) | besiege,obtěžovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
Besiege
(gcide) | Besiege \Be*siege"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besieged; p. pr. &
vb. n. Besieging.] [OE. bisegen; pref. be- + segen to
siege. See Siege.]
To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of
compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to
beset.
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Till Paris was besieged, famished, and lost. --Shak.
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Syn: To environ; hem in; invest; encompass.
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besiege
(wn) | besiege
v 1: surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged
Vienna" [syn: besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in,
circumvent]
2: cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so
many problems that she got discouraged"
3: harass, as with questions or requests; "The press
photographers besieged the movie star" |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
besieged
(mass) | besieged
- obliehaný |
besieged
(encz) | besieged,obléhaný adj: Zdeněk Brožbesieged,obtěžovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
besieger
(encz) | besieger,obléhatel n: Zdeněk Brož |
Besiege
(gcide) | Besiege \Be*siege"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besieged; p. pr. &
vb. n. Besieging.] [OE. bisegen; pref. be- + segen to
siege. See Siege.]
To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of
compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to
beset.
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Till Paris was besieged, famished, and lost. --Shak.
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Syn: To environ; hem in; invest; encompass.
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Besieged
(gcide) | Besiege \Be*siege"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Besieged; p. pr. &
vb. n. Besieging.] [OE. bisegen; pref. be- + segen to
siege. See Siege.]
To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of
compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to
beset.
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Till Paris was besieged, famished, and lost. --Shak.
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Syn: To environ; hem in; invest; encompass.
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Besiegement
(gcide) | Besiegement \Be*siege"ment\, n.
The act of besieging, or the state of being besieged.
--Golding.
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Besieger
(gcide) | Besieger \Be*sie"ger\, n.
One who besieges; -- opposed to the besieged.
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besieged
(wn) | besieged
adj 1: surrounded by hostile forces; "the besieged town" |
besieger
(wn) | besieger
n 1: an enemy who lays siege to your position
2: an energetic petitioner |
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