lay siege
Blockade a fortress
To lay siege is to surround a fortified place with armed forces, cutting off supplies and escape routes to force surrender: The army laid siege to the castle for three months.
Figuratively, it means to pursue something persistently or overwhelm with attention: Reporters laid siege to the courthouse, She laid siege to his heart.
military
Sealing off a place
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- garrisonStationed military force
breach · assault · battering ram · catapult · trebuchet · artillery · sapper · mining
blockade
Sealing off a place
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- strongholdFortified place of defense
garrison · breach · assault · battering ram · catapult · trebuchet · artillery · sapper · mining · rampart
relentless
Continuing without pause
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
- wear downGradually reduce strength
barrage · bombard · surround · corner · hound · beset · assail · inundate · campaign · dogged
- combat idiomsstab in the back, dodge a bullet, in the crosshairs, fire away, take a shot