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Meaning and definition for "surround" word

[noun] the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround"
[verb] surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"
[verb] surround with a wall in order to fortify
[verb] extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"
[verb] envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy"
[verb] be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village"
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\Sur*round"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surrounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Surrounding}.] [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.) 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. 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.

Synonyms for surround

beleaguer, besiege, border, circle, circumvent, encircle, environ, environment, environs, fence, fence in, hem in, palisade, ring, round, skirt, smother, surroundings, wall

See also: adjoin | ambiance | ambience | assail | attack | bear | begird | blockade | carry | circumvallate | cloister | contact | contain | cover | ebb | element | enclose | fringe | geographic area | geographic region | geographical area | geographical region | gird | gird | girdle | girt | girth | habitat | hem in | hold | inclose | medium | meet | melting pot | parts | protect | scene | seal off | setting | shut in | stockade | touch | twine | wall in | wall up | wreath | wreathe |

The fun area, different aproach to word »surround«

Let's analyse "surround" as pure text. This string has Eight letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 37.5% of vowels is 1.1% less then average English word. Written in backwards: DNUORRUS. Average typing speed for these characters is 2090 milliseconds. [info]

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Morse code: ... ..- .-. .-. --- ..- -. -..

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: surround: 3 + 6 + 3 = 12, reduced: 3 . and the final result is Three.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: surround: 1 + 3 + 9 + 9 + 6 + 3 + 5 + 4 = 40, reduced: 4, and the final result is Four.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
D (1) 4 Emperor Determined, Persistant, Idealist
N (1) 14 Temperance Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (1) 15 Devil Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
R (2) 18 Moon Patient, Determined, Strong
S (1) 19 Sun Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
U (2) 21 World Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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