Definition of 'surround'

Noun

1. the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"
      Synonyms: environment environs surroundings

Verb

1. be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village"
      Synonyms: environ encircle circle round ring
2. extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"
      Synonyms: skirt border
3. envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy"
      Synonyms: smother
4. surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"
      Synonyms: besiege beleaguer hem in circumvent
5. surround with a wall in order to fortify
      Synonyms: wall palisade fence fence in

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