gheraoed
/ɡɛˈraʊd/
verb
- Past tense and past participle of gherao: surrounded a person or building as a form of protest.
- The workers gheraoed the factory owner until he agreed to negotiate.
- The manager was gheraoed by the union members for three hours.
- Last year, activists gheraoed the city hall to protest the new policy.
adjective
- Surrounded by protesters as part of a gherao.
- The gheraoed manager finally agreed to meet with the workers.
- The gheraoed building had no way for employees to enter or leave.
- During the strike, the gheraoed office was completely cut off.