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Surround Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Surround? [n] the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround" [v] surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna" [v] surround with a wall in order to fortify [v] extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property" [v] envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy" [v] be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Surround: beleaguer \| besiege \| border \| circle \| circumvent \| encircle \| environ \| environment \| environs \| fence \| fence in \| hem in \| palisade \| ring \| round \| skirt \| smother \| surroundings \| wall Related Terms \| Find terms related to Surround: See Also \| adjoin \| ambiance \| ambience \| assail \| attack \| bear \| begird \| blockade \| carry \| circumvallate \| cloister \| contact \| contain \| cover \| ebb \| element \| enclose \| fringe \| geographic area \| geographic region \| geographical area \| geographical region \| gird \| gird \| girdle \| girt \| girth \| habitat \| hem in \| hold \| inclose \| medium \| meet \| melting pot \| parts \| protect \| scene \| seal off \| setting \| shut in \| stockade \| touch \| twine \| wall in \| wall up \| wreath \| wreathe Surround In Webster's Dictionary \Surround"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surrounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Surrounding}.] [OF. suronder to overflow, LL. superundare; fr. L. super over + undare to rise in waves, overflow, fr. unda wave. The English sense is due to the influence of E. round. See {Super-}, and {Undulate}, and cf. {Abound}.] 1. To inclose on all sides; to encompass; to environ. 2. To lie or be on all sides of; to encircle; as, a wall surrounds the city. But could instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me. --Milton. 3. To pass around; to travel about; to circumnavigate; as, to surround the world. [Obs.] --Fuller. 4. (Mil.) To inclose, as a body of troops, between hostile forces, so as to cut off means of communication or retreat; to invest, as a city. Syn: To encompass; encircle; environ; invest; hem in; fence about. \Surround"\, n. A method of hunting some animals, as the buffalo, by surrounding a herd, and driving them over a precipice, into a ravine, etc. [U.S.] --Baird.

Surround Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Surround?

[n] the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"
[v] surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"
[v] surround with a wall in order to fortify
[v] extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"
[v] envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy"
[v] be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village"

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Surround In Webster's Dictionary

\Sur*round"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surrounded}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Surrounding}.] [OF. suronder to overflow, LL.
superundare; fr. L. super over + undare to rise in waves,
overflow, fr. unda wave. The English sense is due to the
influence of E. round. See {Super-}, and {Undulate}, and cf.
{Abound}.]
1. To inclose on all sides; to encompass; to environ.

2. To lie or be on all sides of; to encircle; as, a wall
   surrounds the city.

         But could instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds
         me.                                   --Milton.

3. To pass around; to travel about; to circumnavigate; as, to
   surround the world. [Obs.] --Fuller.

4. (Mil.) To inclose, as a body of troops, between hostile
   forces, so as to cut off means of communication or
   retreat; to invest, as a city.

Syn: To encompass; encircle; environ; invest; hem in; fence
     about.


\Sur*round"\, n.
A method of hunting some animals, as the buffalo, by
surrounding a herd, and driving them over a precipice, into a
ravine, etc. [U.S.] --Baird.

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