Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
"The forest surrounds my property"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 2
be around
"Developments surround the town"
"The river encircles the village"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 3
"smother the meat in gravy"
Type of:
cover
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 4
"The Turks besieged Vienna"
Derived:
besieger
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun
Sense 5
"the country--the flat agricultural surround"
Semantic Complexity
54%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
56
Times Searched
2
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