surround

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1. 1.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.
2. 2.To pass around; to travel about; to circumnavigate; as, to surround the world. [Obs.] Fuller.
3. 3.(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.
4. 4.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.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is 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 called?
• What is to pass around; to travel about; to circumnavigate; as, to surround the world. [Obs.] Fuller called?
• What is 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 called?
• What is 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 called?