piirittää — meaning in English

English meaning

beleaguer verb To surround a place with an army in order to attack it.
besiege verb To surround a place with soldiers in order to force the people inside to give up.
girdle noun A belt or band worn around the waist, especially one that supports stockings.
invest verb To put money into something, such as a business, property, or shares, in the hope of making a profit.
mob noun A large, disorderly crowd, especially one acting in an unruly or aggressive way.
surround verb To be positioned on all sides of something; to encircle.

piirittää is used for these senses in English:

beleaguer To besiege; to surround with troops.
besiege (transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
close down (transitive) To surround someone, as to impede their movement.
girdle (transitive) To gird, encircle, or constrain by such means.
hem in To surround and enclose in a way that restricts movement.
invest (intransitive) To cause to be involved in; to cause to form strong attachments to.
mob (transitive) To crowd into or around a place.
surround (transitive) To enclose or confine something on all sides so as to prevent escape.

verb To surround a place with soldiers in order to force the people inside to give up.
verb To trouble or surround someone persistently.
verb To keep asking someone for something, again and again.