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   Siege

   /sē(d)ZH/

   

   noun

   • 1. a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside: "Verdun had withstood a siege of ten weeks"
   • ▪ an operation in which a police or other force surround a building and cut off supplies, with the aim of forcing an armed person to surrender.
   • ▪ a prolonged period of misfortune: "I've been having a siege of headaches"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French sege, from asegier ‘besiege’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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