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UKSiege
/sˈiːdʒ/
/ˈsidʒ/Siege
[NOUN]1
the act of surrounding the enemy, a town, etc. and cutting off their supplies so that they would surrender
Examples
1. To raise a blockade/ban/siege.
2. The city was under siege and food was getting scarce.
3. The newspaper has been under siege lately by its readers for printing a false story.
4. In late April Henry decided to raise the siege.
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