Meaning of முற்றுகை in English

To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to beset.
The act of besieging, or the state of being besieged.
One who besieges; -- opposed to the besieged.
of Besiege
That besieges; laying siege to.
The shutting up of a place by troops or ships, with the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the reception of supplies; as, the blockade of the ports of an enemy.
An obstruction to passage.
To shut up, as a town or fortress, by investing it with troops or vessels or war for the purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the introduction of supplies. See note under Blockade, n.
Hence, to shut in so as to prevent egress.
To obstruct entrance to or egress from.
A seat; especially, a royal seat; a throne.
Hence, place or situation; seat.
Rank; grade; station; estimation.
Passage of excrements; stool; fecal matter.
The sitting of an army around or before a fortified place for the purpose of compelling the garrison to surrender; the surrounding or investing of a place by an army, and approaching it by passages and advanced works, which cover the besiegers from the enemy's fire. See the Note under Blockade.
Hence, a continued attempt to gain possession.
The floor of a glass-furnace.
A workman's bench.
To besiege; to beset.
A temporary fort or parallel where siege guns are mounted.

English usage of முற்றுகை