lay siege (English, verb)
expansion: lay siege (third-person singular simple present lays siege, present participle laying siege, simple past and past participle laid siege)
Senses:
glosses: Chiefly followed by against or to: to engage in a siege; to besiege.
tags: intransitive
glosses: To attack continually over a long period.
tags: figuratively
intransitive
Forms:
form: lays siege
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: laying siege
tags: participle
present
form: laid siege
tags: participle
past
form: laid siege
tags: past