plural of siege

present participle of siege

(transitive, uncommon) To assault or blockade a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition; to besiege.

(military) A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition. / (US) A period of struggle or difficulty, especially from illness.

simple past tense and past participle of siege

(intransitive) To perform a Nazi salute while chanting Sieg Heil.

(historical) The greeting Sieg Heil, used in the Third Reich during the Nazi era and by neo-Nazis today.

simple past tense of lay siege

present participle of lay siege

(intransitive) Chiefly followed by against or to: to engage in a siege; to besiege. / (intransitive, figuratively) To attack continually over a long period.