Beleaguer

v. t.

1.

To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to besiege; to blockade. [imp. & p. p. Beleaguered ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Beleaguering.] The wail of famine in beleaguered towns. - Longfellow.

Verb	1.	beleaguer - annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer" Synonyms: badger, bug, pester, tease
	2.	beleaguer - surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna" Synonyms: besiege, circumvent, hem in, surround

annoy, bedevil, beset, besiege, blockade, bound, box in, cage, chamber, close in, compass, contain, coop, coop in, coop up, cordon, cordon off, corral, encircle, enclose, encompass, enshrine, envelop, fence in, gnaw, harass, harry, hedge in, hem in, house in, impound, imprison, incarcerate, include, invest, jail, kennel, lay siege to, leaguer, mew, mew up, pen, pen in, pester, plague, pocket, quarantine, rail in, shrine, shut in, shut up, siege, soften up, stable, storm, surround, tease, wall in, wrap, yard, yard up

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