Definition of Siege
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(n.) A seat; especially, a royal seat; a throne.
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(n.) Hence, place or situation; seat.
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(n.) Rank; grade; station; estimation.
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(n.) Passage of excrements; stool; fecal matter.
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(n.) The sitting of an army around or before a fortified place for the purpose of compelling the garrison to surrender; the surrounding or investing of a place by an army, and approaching it by passages and advanced works, which cover the besiegers from the enemy's fire. See the Note under Blockade.
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(n.) Hence, a continued attempt to gain possession.
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(n.) The floor of a glass-furnace.
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(n.) A workman's bench.
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(v. t.) To besiege; to beset.
Antonyms of Siege
No Antonyms Found.