Definition of beset

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Beset (v. t.) To set upon on all sides; to perplex; to harass; -- said of dangers, obstacles, etc..

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Besetting :: Besetting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bese.
Lime-twigged :: Lime-twigged (a.) Beset with snares; insnared, as with birdlime..
Bestead :: Bestead (v. t.) To put in peril; to beset.
Woe-begone :: Woe-begone (a.) Beset or overwhelmed with woe; immersed in grief or sorrow; woeful.
Midst :: Midst (n.) Hence, figuratively, the condition of being surrounded or beset; the press; the burden; as, in the midst of official duties; in the midst of secular affairs..
Siege :: Siege (v. t.) To besiege; to beset.
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..
Worry :: Worry (v. t.) To harass or beset with importunity, or with care an anxiety; to vex; to annoy; to torment; to tease; to fret; to trouble; to plague..
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..
Drosera :: Drosera (n.) A genus of low perennial or biennial plants, the leaves of which are beset with gland-tipped bristles. See Sundew..
Aculeate :: Aculeate (a.) Having prickles, or sharp points; beset with prickles..
Beset :: Beset (imp. & p. p.) of Bese.
Barbate :: Barbate (a.) Bearded; beset with long and weak hairs.
Be- :: Be- () To make the action of a verb particular or definite; as, beget (to get as offspring); beset (to set around)..
Besetter :: Besetter (n.) One who, or that which, besets..
Dangerous :: Dangerous (a.) Attended or beset with danger; full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe.
Urgent :: Urgent (a.) Urging; pressing; besetting; plying, with importunity; calling for immediate attention; instantly important..
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..
Serrated :: Serrated (a.) Beset with teeth pointing forwards or upwards; as, serrate leaves..
Beset :: Beset (v. t.) To occupy; to employ; to use up.
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