1. surrounds a place with armed forces in order to capture it or force it to surrender
Usage: military
2. harasses or troubles persistently

Examples

• The army besieges the fortress for three months.
• Enemy forces besiege the capital city.
• The celebrity besieges the paparazzi with legal action.
• Bad weather besieges the coastal town.
• Reporters besiege the politician with questions.
• Financial problems besiege the struggling company.
• The general besieges the enemy stronghold.