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surrounded |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb surround 4 of 5 senses of surround Sense 1 surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring => twine => wreath, wreathe => girth, girt, begird, gird => cloister Sense 2 surround, skirt, border => fringe => girdle, gird => enclose, inclose, shut in => hem in Sense 4 besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in circumvent => blockade, seal off => ebb Sense 5 wall, palisade, fence, fence in surround => stockade => circumvallate Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb surround 4 of 5 senses of surround Sense 1 surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring => twine => wreath, wreathe => girth, girt, begird, gird => cloister Sense 2 surround, skirt, border => fringe => girdle, gird => enclose, inclose, shut in => tuck, insert => wall in wall up => brick in brick up brick over => embower, bower => enshrine, shrine => encase, case => pack => containerize => bag => pouch => bundle, bundle up roll up => stow, load => box, package => sack => crate => immerse, engross, swallow, swallow up bury, eat up => frame, frame in border => glass, glass in => bank => dike, dyke => encapsulate => fence, fence in => rope in rope off cordon off => casket => corral => fortify, fort => trench => hem in Sense 4 besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in circumvent => blockade, seal off => ebb Sense 5 wall, palisade, fence, fence in surround => stockade => circumvallate Entailment of verb surround Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb surround 5 senses of surround Sense 1 surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring => hold bear, carry, contain Sense 2 surround, skirt, border => touch, adjoin, meet contact Sense 3 smother, surround => cover Sense 4 besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in circumvent => attack, assail Sense 5 wall, palisade, fence, fence in surround => protect Familiarity of verb surround surround used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb surround Sense 1 surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring => hold bear, carry, contain -------------- Sense 2 surround, skirt, border => touch, adjoin, meet contact -------------- Sense 3 smother, surround => cover -------------- Sense 4 besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in circumvent => attack, assail -------------- Sense 5 wall, palisade, fence, fence in surround => protect -------------- Overview of verb surround The verb surround has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (14) surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring -- (be around "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village") 2. (6) surround, skirt, border -- (extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property") 3. (2) smother, surround -- (envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy") 4. (1) besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in circumvent -- (surround so as to force to give up "The Turks besieged Vienna") 5. wall, palisade, fence, fence in surround -- (surround with a wall in order to fortify) Overview of adj surrounded The adj surrounded has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) surrounded, encircled -- (confined on all sides; "a camp surrounded by enemies"; "the encircled pioneers") Antonyms of adj surrounded 1 sense of surrounded Sense 1 surrounded, encircled INDIRECT (VIA enclosed) -> unenclosed Similarity of adj surrounded 1 sense of surrounded Sense 1 surrounded, encircled => enclosed (vs. unenclosed) Attributes of adj surrounded Familiarity of adj surrounded surrounded used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj surrounded surrounded Overview of verb surround The verb surround has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (14) surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring -- (be around "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village") 2. (6) surround, skirt, border -- (extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property") 3. (2) smother, surround -- (envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy") 4. (1) besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in circumvent -- (surround so as to force to give up "The Turks besieged Vienna") 5. wall, palisade, fence, fence in surround -- (surround with a wall in order to fortify) Overview of adj surrounded The adj surrounded has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) surrounded, encircled -- (confined on all sides; "a camp surrounded by enemies"; "the encircled pioneers")
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