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| sur·round [ sə równd ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle sur·round·ed, present participle sur·round·ing, 3rd person present singular sur·rounds) |
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1. enclose something: to occupy the space all around something
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2. close off means of escape: to encircle something completely, especially an enemy's military position
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3. be around somebody: to associate closely with somebody
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noun (plural sur·rounds) |
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1. area around: an area, border, or frame around a thing or place
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2. surroundings: the immediate environment of something or somebody
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often pl
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3. U.S. hunting method of hunting: a method of hunting in which animals are driven into a place from which they cannot escape
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| [Early 17th century. Via Old French suronder "overflow" < late Latin superundare< Latin unda "wave"] |
