ALL meanings of surround
sur·round
S s - transitive verb surround police: encircle sb or sth 1
- transitive verb surround be all around 1
- noun surround carpentry: edging 1
- noun surround environment 1
- verb with object surround to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters. 1
- verb with object surround to form an enclosure round; encircle: A stone wall surrounds the estate. 1
- verb with object surround to enclose (a body of troops, a fort or town, etc.) so as to cut off communication or retreat. 1
- noun surround something that surrounds, as the area, border, etc., around an object or central space: a tile surround for the shower stall. 1
- noun surround environment or setting: The designer created a Persian surround for the new restaurant. 1
- noun surround Hunting. a means of hunting in which wild animals are encircled and chased into a special spot that makes their escape impossible. the act of hunting by this means. the location encircled by hunters using this means. 1
- verb surround If a person or thing is surrounded by something, that thing is situated all around them. 0
- verb surround If you are surrounded by soldiers or police, they spread out so that they are in positions all the way around you. 0
- verb surround The circumstances, feelings, or ideas which surround something are those that are closely associated with it. 0
- verb surround If you surround yourself with certain people or things, you make sure that you have a lot of them near you all the time. 0
- countable noun surround The surround of something such as a fireplace is the border, wall, or shelves around it. 0
- noun plural surround Your surrounds are your surroundings. 0
- verb surround to encircle or enclose or cause to be encircled or enclosed 0
- verb surround to deploy forces on all sides of (a place or military formation), so preventing access or retreat 0
- verb surround to exist around 0
- noun surround a border, esp the area of uncovered floor between the walls of a room and the carpet or around an opening or panel 0
- noun surround a method of capturing wild beasts by encircling the area in which they are believed to be 0
- noun surround the area so encircled 0
- verb transitive surround to cause to be encircled on all or nearly all sides 0
- verb transitive surround to form an enclosure around; encompass 0
- verb transitive surround to be present on all or nearly all sides of; encircle 0
- verb transitive surround to enclose (a fort, military unit, etc.) with troops so as to cut off communication or retreat; invest 0
- noun surround something serving as a border, etc. 0