siege

1. n. A seat; especially, a royal seat; a throne. Source: opted

2. n. Hence, place or situation; seat. Source: opted

3. n. Rank; grade; station; estimation. Source: opted

4. n. Passage of excrements; stool; fecal matter. Source: opted

5. n. 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. Source: opted

6. n. Hence, a continued attempt to gain possession. Source: opted

7. n. The floor of a glass-furnace. Source: opted

8. n. A workman's bench. Source: opted

9. v. t. To besiege; to beset. Source: opted

10. n. the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack Source: wordnet

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