Dictionary Check: surround

"surround" is a valid word!

Scrabble 9 points
Words with Friends 12 points

Definition

noun

the area in which something exists or lives

Example: "the country — the flat agricultural surround"
verb

extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle

Example: "The forest surrounds my property"
Synonyms:
verb

envelop completely

Example: "smother the meat in gravy"
Synonyms:
verb

surround so as to force to give up

Example: "The Turks besieged Vienna"
verb

surround with a wall in order to fortify

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