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- pronunciation:
- s
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
surrounds, surrounding, surrounded |
definition 1: |
to encompass by closing off all sides.
The wall surrounds the town.- synonyms:
- circumscribe, compass, enclose, encompass, enwrap
- similar words:
- bathe, circumfuse, circumvallate, close in on, encase, encircle, enfold, envelop, fence in, pocket, ring, wall
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definition 2: |
to form in a circle around; encircle.
Fans surrounded him after the concert.- synonyms:
- circle, encircle, environ
- similar words:
- close, compass, encompass, gird, girdle, rim, ring, roll, wrap
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definition 3: |
to enclose in order to prevent communication or escape.
The police surrounded the building.- synonyms:
- enclose
- similar words:
- besiege, blockade, close in on, confine, encase, encompass, fence in, hem in, pen
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related words: |
belt, beset, canopy, castle, circumscribe, clothe, contain, embrace, enclose, girth, mob |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
anything that surrounds something.
- synonyms:
- envelope, girdle
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related words: |
blockade |
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