beset

1. (transitive) To surround or hem in.Examples: "Vegetatively it is the nearest to H. translucens with its oblong-lanceolate leaves, with the margins and keel beset with pellucid teeth, but it differs and is characterised by the greyish-black quadrantly positioned globose flowers; […]"Synonyms: bebay, beleaguer, besiege, encircle, environ, inbind

2. (transitive, sometimes figurative) To attack or assail, especially from all sides.Examples: "“Nay, for matter o’ that, he never doth any mischief,” said the woman; “but to be sure it is necessary he should keep some arms for his own safety; for his house hath been beset more than once; and it is not many nights ago that we thought we heard thieves about it […]"; "Track and platforms have been upgraded, but refurbished trains from Vivarail have been beset by software problems."Synonyms: beleaguer, besiege, environ, harry, pursue, badger, bait, bedevil

3. (transitive) To decorate something with jewels etc.Synonyms: bedazzle, bejewel, bespangle

4. (nautical) Of a ship, to get trapped by ice.