surround
To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions.
Other meanings
To enclose or confine something on all sides so as to prevent escape.
“The lions surrounded the deer herd so they had no way to escape.”
To pass around; to travel about; to circumnavigate.
“to surround the world”
Synonyms
- ring
- skirt
- border
Related words
- resurround
- Sensurround
- surrounder
- surround and drown
Word history
From Latin "superundō".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “surround” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.