To beleaguer, to vex, to lay siege to, to beset.
to assail or ply, as with requests or demands.
To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.
To create a blockade against.
The ships or other forces used to effect a naval blockade.
Inhibition of the activity (function) of chemical messengers or their receptors, such as (often) receptor antagonism.
The physical blocking or surrounding of a place, especially a port, in order to prevent commerce and traffic in or out.
Any form of formal isolation or inhibition of something, especially with the force of law or arms.
Preventing an opponent's pawn moving by placing a piece in front of it.