Definitions for surrounded

Overview of verb surround

The verb surround has 4 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)

1. (6) surround, environ, ring, skirt, border

(extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property")

2. (2) smother, surround

(envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy")

3. (1) besiege, beleaguer, surround, hem in, circumvent

(surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna")

4. wall, palisade, fence, fence in, surround

(surround with a wall in order to fortify)

Overview of adj surrounded

The adj surrounded has 1 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (3) surrounded, encircled

(confined on all sides; "a camp surrounded by enemies"; "the encircled pioneers")