Besieging vs. Siege — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Besieging and Siege
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Besieging
To surround (a defended location such as a fort or a walled city) with hostile forces.
Siege
A siege is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or a well-prepared assault. This derives from Latin: sedere, lit. 'to sit'.
Besieging
To crowd around; hem in
Fans besieged the star as she came out of the hotel.
Siege
A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling those inside to surrender
Siege warfare
Verdun had withstood a siege of ten weeks
Besieging
To harass or overwhelm, as with requests
A shop owner besieged by job applications.
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Siege
A group of herons
There is a siege of herons at the river
Besieging
Present participle of besiege
Siege
The surrounding and blockading of a city, town, or fortress by an army attempting to capture it.
Besieging
The act by which a place is besieged.
Siege
A prolonged period, as of illness
A siege of asthma.
Besieging
That besieges; laying siege to.
Siege
(Obsolete) A seat, especially a throne.
Besieging
The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
Siege
To subject to a siege; besiege
The invaders sieged the castle.
Siege
(heading) Military action.
Siege
(US) A period of struggle or difficulty, especially from illness.
Siege
(figuratively) A prolonged assault or attack.
Siege
(heading) A seat.
Siege
(obsolete) A seat, especially as used by someone of importance or authority.
Siege
(obsolete) An ecclesiastical see.
Siege
(obsolete) The place where one has his seat; a home, residence, domain, empire.
Siege
The seat of a heron while looking out for prey.
Siege
A flock of heron.
Siege
(obsolete) A toilet seat.
Siege
(obsolete) The anus; the rectum.
Siege
(obsolete) Excrements, stool, fecal matter.
Siege
(obsolete) Rank; grade; station; estimation.
Siege
(obsolete) The floor of a glass-furnace.
Siege
(obsolete) A place with a toilet seat: an outhouse; a lavatory.
Siege
To assault or blockade a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition; to besiege.
Siege
A seat; especially, a royal seat; a throne.
A stately siege of sovereign majesty,And thereon sat a woman gorgeous gay.
In our great hall there stood a vacant chair . . . And Merlin called it "The siege perilous."
Siege
Hence, place or situation; seat.
Ah! traitorous eyes, come out of your shameless siege forever.
Siege
Rank; grade; station; estimation.
I fetch my life and beingFrom men of royal siege.
Siege
Passage of excrements; stool; fecal matter.
The siege of this mooncalf.
Siege
The sitting of an army around or before a fortified place for the purpose of compelling the garrison to surrender; the surrounding or investing of a place by an army, and approaching it by passages and advanced works, which cover the besiegers from the enemy's fire. See the Note under Blockade.
Siege
Hence, a continued attempt to gain possession.
Love stood the siege, and would not yield his breast.
Siege
The floor of a glass-furnace.
Siege
A workman's bench.
Siege
To besiege; to beset.
Through all the dangers that can siegeThe life of man.
Siege
The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
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