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siege
noun
(siege)
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
Synonyms:
beleaguering
,
besieging
, military blockade,
Words Related to
siege
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besieging
,
beleaguering
,
military blockade
,
blockade
,
besieged
,
occupation
,
encirclement
,
curfew
,
embargo
,
stranglehold
,
cordon
,
attack
,
blockading
,
assault
,
besiege
,
closure
,
detention
,
confinement
,
harassment
,
embattled
,
emergency
,
blockage
,
strangulation
,
blocking
,
insistence
,
surround
,
headquarters
,
circus
,
headquarter
,
encloses
,
fence
,
lock
,
bout
,
site
,
locking
,
place
,
accent
,
enclose
,
website
,
enclosure
,
sit
,
web
,
location
,
chair
,
cordons
,
lock-up
,
stand-off
,
purse
,
seat
,
seating
,
seine
,
bombardment
,
seige
,
onslaught
,
fortress
,
raid
,
massacre
,
battle
,
war
,
citadel
,
warfare
,
contravallation
,
standoff
,
lockdown
,
rampage
,
crackdown
,
manhunt
,
naval blockade
,
gunfight
,
bloodbath
,
siegework
,
beleaguerment
,
hostilities
,
uprising
,
fortalice
,
clampdown
,
bloodshed
,
defensive structure
,
firefight
,
truce
,
carnage
,
propugnacle
,
ordeal
,
sitzkrieg
,
cosh
,
insurrection
,
intifadah
,
clashes
,
gag order
,
shelling
,
crownwork
,
moratorium
,
rioting
,
pogrom
,
siege mentality
,
afforcement
,
ceasefire
,
groznyy
,
hostage
,
vigil
,
siege
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