1. (

• siege ,
• besieging ,
• beleaguering ,
• military_blockade

) the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack ;

1. (

• tease ,
• badger ,
• pester ,
• bug ,
• beleaguer

) annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" ;

2. (

• besiege ,
• beleaguer ,
• surround ,
• hem_in ,
• circumvent ,

) surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna" ;