See Also: Siege(medicine)
siege(dictionary)
siege(dictionary)
Vienna, Siege of(encyclopedia)
Zara, Siege of(encyclopedia)
Mafikeng, Siege of(encyclopedia)
Leningrad, Siege of(encyclopedia)
Yorktown, Siege of(encyclopedia)
Siege (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Toulon, Siege of(encyclopedia)

great 2, noun (oh) and siege (oh)


great 2, noun (oh)



2 n [C usually plural]
a very successful and famous person in a particular sport, profession etc
::Jack Nicklaus is one of Golf's all-time greats .
::I think his show's OK, but I wouldn't call him one of the greats.

siege (oh)



[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French; Origin: sege 'seat, siege', from Vulgar Latin sedicum, from Latin sedere 'to sit']
a situation in which an army or the police surround a place and try to gain control of it or force someone to come out of it
::The siege lasted almost four months.
::a three-day police siege at a remote country cottage
siege of
::the siege of Leningrad
end/lift/raise a siege
(=end a siege)
lay siege to sb/sth
a) if the army or police lay siege to a place, they start a siege against it
::In June 1176 King Richard laid siege to Limoges.
b) if you lay siege to someone, you do everything you can to try and get them to talk to you
::Then he set to work laying siege to her with letters.
be under siege
a) to be surrounded by an army in a siege
b) to be being criticized, attacked, or threatened all the time
::The TV station has been under siege from irate viewers phoning in to complain.
siege mentality
the feeling among a group of people that they are surrounded by enemies and must do everything they can to protect themselves