1. Extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
   "The forest surrounds my property";
   - environ, ring, skirt, border
    
2. Envelop completely
   "Fog surrounded the mountain peak";
   - smother
    
3. Encircle as a military tactic
   "The Turks surrounded Vienna";
   - besiege, beleaguer, hem in, circumvent, siege
    
4. Surround with a wall, e.g. for protection, shelter or privacy
   "They surrounded the estate with a high stone wall";
   - wall, palisade, fence, fence in

1. The area in which something exists or lives
   "the country — the flat agricultural surround";
   - environment, environs, surroundings
    
2. [Brit] Anything, such as a border, frame, cover, decoration, etc, that surrounds or partly covers something
   "The ornate surround of the fireplace added elegance to the room"

Derived forms: surrounded, surrounding, surrounds

See also: wall in

Type of: adjoin, assail, attack, contact, cover, geographic area, geographic region, geographical area, geographical region, meet, protect, touch

Encyclopedia: Surround