Canadian English Meaning of siege
siege
Other Canadian English words related to siege
Nearest Words of siege
- sids => sudden infant death syndrome
- sidonie-gabrielle colette => Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette
- sidonie-gabrielle claudine colette => Sidonie-Gabrielle Claudine Colette
- sidon => Sidon
- sidney webb => Sidney Webb
- sidney poitier => Sidney Poitier
- sidney james webb => Sidney James Webb
- sidney caesar => Sidney Caesar
- sidney => Sydney
- sidling => sidling
- siege of orleans => Siege of Orleans
- siege of syracuse => Siege of Syracuse
- siege of vicksburg => Siege of Vicksburg
- siege of yorktown => Siege of Yorktown
- siege perilous => siege perilous
- siegework => siegework
- siegfried => Siegfried
- siegfried line => Siegfried Line
- siemens => Siemens
- siemens-martin process => Siemens-Martin process
Definitions and Meaning of siege in English
siege (n)
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
siege (n.)
A seat; especially, a royal seat; a throne.
Hence, place or situation; seat.
Rank; grade; station; estimation.
Passage of excrements; stool; fecal matter.
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.
Hence, a continued attempt to gain possession.
The floor of a glass-furnace.
A workman's bench.
siege (v. t.)
To besiege; to beset.
FAQs About the word siege
siege
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arrest,relief<br>,remission
sids => sudden infant death syndrome, sidonie-gabrielle colette => Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, sidonie-gabrielle claudine colette => Sidonie-Gabrielle Claudine Colette, sidon => Sidon, sidney webb => Sidney Webb,
