Synonyms for siege
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : seej |
| Phonetic Transcription : sidÊ’ |
Top 10 synonyms for siege Other synonyms for the word siege
- badger
- bar
- blank wall
- block
- blockade
- border
- bother
- cage
- clog
- confine
- coop
- corral
- edge
- embolus
- fence
- girdle
- gnaw
- harry
- hem in
- hinder
- hindrance
- immure
- impediment
- infarct
- infarction
- nag
- obstacle
- obstruct
- obstruction
- pen
- persecute
- pester
- put upon
- restrict
- ring
- set upon
- snag
- stop
- stoppage
- storm
- surround
- tease
- vex
- wall
- worry
Définition of siege
Origin :- early 13c., "a seat" (as in Siege Perilous, early 13c., the vacant seat at Arthur's Round Table, according to prophecy to be occupied safely only by the knight destined to find the Holy Grail), from Old French sege "seat, throne," from Vulgar Latin *sedicum "seat," from Latin sedere "sit" (see sedentary). The military sense is attested from c.1300; the notion is of an army "sitting down" before a fortress.
- As in blockade : noun barrier
- As in beleaguer : verb harass, besiege
- As in hedge : verb enclose
- The return from this Crusade was as disastrous as that from the siege of Troy.
- Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge
- After the first day of the siege there was scant leisure for funeral rites.
- Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
- One thousand of the best men in the fleet were sent to assist in the siege.
- Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
- They used every device of ingenious minds to push the siege.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- Evidently the enemy was bent on the siege of Fort Providence.
- Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
- He was badly wounded at the siege of Mardik, and returned from thence to Paris.
- Extract from : « Reflections » by Francois Duc De La Rochefoucauld
- Frequent attempts were made to force the siege to an early conclusion.
- Extract from : « The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1. » by Various
- Sprang into fame at the siege of Troy, where he invented the horse which recaptured Helen.
- Extract from : « Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date » by Anonymous
- Was war correspondent for the Greek associated press at the siege of Troy.
- Extract from : « Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date » by Anonymous
- General Michel attributed his defeat to the German siege guns.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
Antonyms for siege
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