surround

n. சூழ்விரி, சுவர்கட்கும் கம்பளத்திற்கும் இடையேயான தரை விரிப்பு, சூழ்விருக்கை, (வினை.) சூழ், சுற்றியிரு, சூழ்ந்தமை, சுற்றிச்செல், சூழ்ந்து மொய், சுற்றி வளை, சுற்றி மூடு, சுற்றிக்கொள், முற்றுகை செய்.

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Sur*round", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Surrounded; p. pr. & vb. n. Surrounding.] Etym: [OF. suronder to overflow, LL. superundare; fr. L. super over + undare to rise in waves, overflow, fr. unda wave. The English sense is due to the influence of E. round. See Super-, and Undulate, and cf. Abound.] 1. To inclose on all sides; to encompass; to environ. 2. To lie or be on all sides of; to encircle; as, a wall surrounds the city. But could instead, and ever-during dark Surrounds me. Milton. 3. To pass around; to travel about; to circumnavigate; as, to surround the world. [Obs.] Fuller. 4. (Mil.) Defn: To inclose, as a body of troops, between hostile forces, so as to cut off means of communication or retreat; to invest, as a city. Syn. -- To encompass; encircle; environ; invest; hem in; fence about. Sur*round", n. Defn: A method of hunting some animals, as the buffalo, by surrounding a herd, and driving them over a precipice, into a ravine, etc. [U.S.] Baird.