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besieged

/bəˈsiːd͡ʒd/

Meanings
verb
To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.

Examples :

"The small village was besieged by enemy soldiers for weeks, cutting off all supplies and preventing anyone from entering or leaving. "
military war action

Related Words

Illustration compelling

compelling verb

/kəmˈpɛlɪŋ/

To drive together, round up

"The teacher compelling the students to the library motivated them to study for the upcoming test. "

Illustration customer

customer noun

/ˈkʌstəmə/ /ˈkʌstəmɚ/

A patron, a client; one who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant, or intends to do so.

"Every person who passes by is a potential customer."

Illustration requests

requests noun

/rɪˈkwɛsts/ /rɪˈkwɛs/

Act of requesting (with the adposition at in the presence of possessives, and on in their absence).

"With possessive: "My son's requests at the toy store are often ignored." Without possessive: "The librarian politely declined all requests on her for help with the computer because she was busy." "

Illustration preventing

preventing verb

/pɹɪˈvɛntɪŋ/

To stop (an outcome); to keep from (doing something).

"I brush my teeth regularly to prevent them from turning yellow."

Illustration supplies

supplies noun

/səˈplaɪz/

The act of supplying.

"supply and demand"

Illustration surround

surround noun

/səˈɹaʊnd/

Anything, such as a fence or border, that surrounds something.

"The school's playground had a sturdy metal surround to keep children safe. "

Illustration soldiers

soldiers noun

/ˈsɒldʒəz/ /ˈsoʊldʒɚz/

A member of an army, of any rank.

"The soldiers marched in the parade, wearing their uniforms. "

Illustration relatives

relatives noun

/ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪvz/

Someone in the same family; someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption.

"Why do my relatives always talk about sex?"

Illustration entering

entering verb

/ˈɛn.təɹ.ɪŋ/

To go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space.

"You should knock before you enter, unless you want to see me naked."

Illustration beleaguer

beleaguer verb

/bəˈliː.ɡə/ /bɪˈli.ɡɚ/

To besiege; to surround with troops.

"The rebels beleaguered the capital city, cutting off supplies and preventing anyone from entering or leaving. "

Illustration announced

announced verb

/əˈnaʊnst/ /əˈnaʊnstɪd/

To give public notice, especially for the first time; to make known

"The teacher announced that there would be no school tomorrow due to the snow. "

Illustration surrender

surrender noun

/səˈɹɛndəɹ/

An act of surrendering, submission into the possession of another; abandonment, resignation.

"The tired student saw the enormous pile of homework and felt a wave of surrender. "