Definition of beset

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Beset (v. t.) To hem in; to waylay; to surround; to besiege; to blockade.

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Amphicome :: Amphicome (n.) A kind of figured stone, rugged and beset with eminences, anciently used in divination..
Cactus :: Cactus (n.) Any plant of the order Cactacae, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus. See Cereus. They usually have leafless stems and branches, often beset with clustered thorns, and are mostly natives of the warmer parts of America..
Urgent :: Urgent (a.) Urging; pressing; besetting; plying, with importunity; calling for immediate attention; instantly important..
Beset :: Beset (imp. & p. p.) of Bese.
Siege :: Siege (v. t.) To besiege; to beset.
Serrated :: Serrated (a.) Beset with teeth pointing forwards or upwards; as, serrate leaves..
Besiege :: Besiege (v. t.) To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to beset..
Beset :: Beset (v. t.) To set upon on all sides; to perplex; to harass; -- said of dangers, obstacles, etc..
Persecute :: Persecute (v. t.) To pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; to beset with cruelty or malignity; to harass; especially, to afflict, harass, punish, or put to death, for adherence to a particular religious creed or mode of worship..
Difficult :: Difficult (a.) Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous..
Sundial :: Sundew (n.) Any plant of the genus Drosera, low bog plants whose leaves are beset with pediceled glands which secrete a viscid fluid that glitters like dewdrops and attracts and detains insects. After an insect is caught, the glands curve inward like tentacles and the leaf digests it. Called also lustwort..
Barbate :: Barbate (a.) Bearded; beset with long and weak hairs.
Besetting :: Besetting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bese.
Beset :: Beset (v. t.) To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects.
Waylay :: Waylay (v. t.) To lie in wait for; to meet or encounter in the way; especially, to watch for the passing of, with a view to seize, rob, or slay; to beset in ambush..
Besetting :: Besetting (a.) Habitually attacking, harassing, or pressing upon or about; as, a besetting sin..
Beset :: Beset (v. t.) To occupy; to employ; to use up.
Obsess :: Obsess (v. t.) To besiege; to beset.
Emboss :: Emboss (v. t.) To surround; to ensheath; to immerse; to beset.
Obsession :: Obsession (n.) The state of being besieged; -- used specifically of a person beset by a spirit from without.
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