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BESIEGED

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Surrounded by hostile forces

Example:

the besieged town

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

enclosed (closed in or surrounded or included within)

 II. (verb) 

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Past simple / past participle of the verb besiege

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