Besieged
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
In
astrology
, said of a planet which is between two others.
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verb.
Simple past tense and past participle of
besiege
.
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adjective.
surrounded by hostile forces
Word Usage
"The word besieged her; she caught herself uttering it, and while she uttered it the time itself seemed to have slipped by."
Equivalent
enclosed
verb-stem
besiege