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Beset

/bɪˈsɛt/

To surround or hem in.

📖 Definitions of "Beset"

verb
  1. 1

    To surround or hem in.

  2. 2

    (sometimes figurative) To attack or assail, especially from all sides.

  3. 3

    To decorate something with jewels etc.

  4. 4

    Of a ship, to get trapped by ice.

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