beset

1. imp. & p. p. of Beset Source: opted

2. v. t. To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects. Source: opted

3. v. t. To hem in; to waylay; to surround; to besiege; to blockade. Source: opted

4. v. t. To set upon on all sides; to perplex; to harass; -- said of dangers, obstacles, etc. Source: opted

5. v. t. To occupy; to employ; to use up. Source: opted

6. v. annoy continually or chronically Source: wordnet

7. v. assail or attack on all sides Source: wordnet

8. v. decorate or cover lavishly (as with gems) Source: wordnet

9. 1. To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects. A robe of azure beset with drops of gold. Spectator. The garden is so beset with all manner of sweet shrubs that it perfumes the air. Evelyn. 2. To hem in; to waylay; to surround; to besiege; to blockade. "Beset with foes." Milton. Let thy troops beset our gates. Addison. 3. To set upon on all sides; to perplex; to harass; -- said of dangers, obstacles, etc. "Adam, sore beset, replied." Milton. "Beset with ills." Addison. "Incommodities which beset old age." Burke. 4. To occupy; to employ; to use up. [Obs.] Chaucer. Syn. -- To surround; inclose; environ; hem in; besiege; encircle; encompass; embarrass; urge; press. Source: webster

10. v:100 v. assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards" Source: ecdict

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