BESET
\bɪsˈɛt], \bɪsˈɛt], \b_ɪ_s_ˈɛ_t]\
Definitions of BESET
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
Sort: Oldest first
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
-
To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects.
-
To hem in; to waylay; to surround; to besiege; to blockade.
-
To occupy; to employ; to use up.
-
To set upon on all sides; to perplex; to harass; - said of dangers, obstacles, etc.
By Oddity Software
-
To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent objects.
-
To hem in; to waylay; to surround; to besiege; to blockade.
-
To occupy; to employ; to use up.
-
To set upon on all sides; to perplex; to harass; - said of dangers, obstacles, etc.
By Noah Webster.
-
To set with ornaments or prominent objects; as, a crown beset with gems; to attack; to harass; to hem in; to surround; as, a spy is constantly beset with dangers; to press upon all sides.
-
Besetting.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
