Beleaguer v. t. (past & past part. beleaguered; pres. part. beleaguering) To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to besiege; to blockade. "The wail of famine in beleaguered towns."
... trebled in strength, and that should the Egyptians refuse he would be able to repel any efforts they might make to cut their way out until he would be at the head of such a force that he could at will either storm their positions or, as he intended, beleaguer them until starvation ... — The Cat of Bubastes - A Tale of Ancient Egypt • G. A. Henty Read full book for free!
... a capital one; it could be easily carried out with little expenditure. All that was necessary for the railroad to do was to burden down the operators with exorbitant charges, and hamper and beleaguer them in a variety of compressing ways. [Footnote: See testimony before the committee to investigate the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company, and the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company, ... — Great Fortunes from Railroads • Gustavus Myers Read full book for free!