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Definition: Meaning of, siege in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / siːdʒ /

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siege sieges
[uncountable and countable]
  1. a situation in which an army or the police surround a place and try to gain control of it or force someone to come out of it
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  2. lay siege to somebody/something if the army or police lay siege to a place, they start a siege against it
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  3. lay siege to somebody/something if you lay siege to someone, you do everything you can to try and get them to talk to you
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  4. be under siege to be surrounded by an army in a siege
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  5. be under siege to be being criticized, attacked, or threatened all the time
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  6. siege mentality the feeling among a group of people that they are surrounded by enemies and must do everything they can to protect themselves
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siege used in phrases

  • Siege Perilous (noun)
    1. the legendary seat at King Arthur's Round Table reserved for the knight who would find the Holy Grail; it was fatal for anyone else to sit in it
  • siege of Orleans (noun)
    1. a long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429
  • siege of Syracuse (noun)
    1. killing Archimedes 214-212 BC the Roman siege of Syracuse was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city
    2. 415-413 BC the Athenian siege of Syracuse was eventually won by Syracuse
  • siege of Vicksburg (noun)
    1. 1863 a decisive battle in the American Civil War ; after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered
  • siege of Yorktown (noun)
    1. in 1781 the British under Cornwallis surrendered after a siege of three weeks by American and French troops; the surrender ended the American Revolution
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