piirittää — meaning in English
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English meaning
- beleaguer verb To besiege; to surround with troops.
- besiege verb To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
- 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.
Senses
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.
beleaguer — full definition
- verb To besiege; to surround with troops.
- verb To vex, harass, or beset.
besiege — full definition
- verb To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
- verb To beleaguer, to vex, to lay siege to, to beset.
- verb To assail or ply, as with requests or demands.