surround

surrounds surrounded surrounding
Noun
1. the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"
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Verb
1. be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village"
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2. extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"
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3. envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy"
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4. surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"
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5. surround with a wall in order to fortify
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