Beset synonyms
bĭ-sĕt'
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To afflict with a plague
To make repeated demands of or subject to persistent criticism:
To touch or handle something nervously or persistently:
attack (related)
To start work on with purpose and vigor:
To attack violently, as with blows or military force; assault.
To shut in all around; surround; encircle
(Intransitive, colloquial, construed with over) To think or talk obsessively about.
To block or stop up (a passage) with obstacles or impediments; dam; clog
To make confusedly intricate; complicate:
To annoy constantly or repeatedly with petty irritations; bother; vex
(Nautical) To work against the wind by a zigzag course; tack.
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To move along or progress smoothly or effortlessly:
To subject to a siege; besiege:
To give or devote (time, labor, thought, or effort) to some enterprise or for some purpose
To attack or direct something at (someone) in a vigorous or angry outburst
To form an enclosure around; encompass
To start a quarrel or be the first to attack
To assault is defined as to cause harm to someone, to threaten harm, or to try and cause harm.
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To experience; to suffer; to fall upon.
To set upon with violent force
sail into
To set upon with violent force
To begin a military attack:
To set upon with violent force
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The definition of beleaguer means to harass with several issues.
To subject to a blockade
To ask or nag (someone) about something in an annoying and persistent way; pester:
To irritate or torment persistently:
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(Obs.) To trouble; annoy
To commit the criminal offense of enticing or inciting (another) to commit an illegal act.
(Archaic) To harass or disturb by repeated attacks.
Bait is defined as to tempt someone or something.
Tease means to poke fun at someone or something.
To form a circle around; encompass; surround
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To make a circle around; enclose within a circle; surround
To encircle; surround:
To hide or protect oneself, as if behind a hedge
(Games) To toss a ring over (a peg), as in horseshoes.
lay siege to
feelings (related)
To disturb by repeated attacks
pain (related)
Pain is defined as to hurt or cause suffering.
open (related)
To become open
To cover or coat with or as if with a crust:
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(Art) To inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object.
To pick a fight or start an argument.
(Brit.) To hunt; chase
annoy continually or chronically
To stir to action or feeling:
afflict (related)
confront (related)
overshadow (related)
The definition of allot means to give out a certain amount or share.
To come to an agreement (with a person, about a thing)
To encircle with or as if with a band.
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