besiegeverb/bəˈsiːd͡ʒ/

• 1

  To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.

• 2

  To beleaguer, to vex, to lay siege to, to beset.

  • When it arrived, the train was headed by a "K" class 4-6-0 wood-burning locomotive, and a water-tank wagon next to the tender was immediately besieged by women and girls, clad in their picturesque national costume, all with empty kerosene tins for water, a scene which was re-enacted at each stop down the line.
  • They should have inflicted a much heavier loss on their besieged opponents, the highlight being a late goal for Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins on debut after he came on as a substitute.
• 3

  To assail or ply, as with requests or demands.

  • The box office was besieged by fans wanting tickets.