n.
1.a city in central New York
2.a city in southeastern Sicily that was founded by Corinthians in the 8th century BC
3.the Roman siege of Syracuse (214-212 BC) was eventually won by the Romans who sacked the city (killing Archimedes)
4.the Athenian siege of Syracuse (415-413 BC) was eventually won by Syracuse
Idiom of the Day
straighten out (someone or something) or straighten (someone or something) out
to cause someone's bad behavior to improve, to organize or fix something that is in confusion or disorder
I went to the bank to straighten out the problem with my credit card.