definition of
surround

[1] #1 surround v. [environ, ring, skirt, border] extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property". wn

[2] #2 surround v. [smother] envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy". wn

[3] #3 surround v. [besiege, beleaguer, hem in, circumvent] surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna". wn

[4] #4 surround n. [environment, environs, surroundings] the area in which something exists or lives; "the country--the flat agricultural surround". wn

[5] #5 surround v. [wall, palisade, fence, fence in] surround with a wall in order to fortify. wn