Encircle synonyms
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Part of speech:
To shut in all around; hem in; fence in; surround
To encircle; surround:
To move in a circle.
To form a circle around:
surround (related)
To be present on all or nearly all sides of; encircle
circumambient
Extending all around; surrounding
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Sir Thomas Browne
(Neuroanatomy) a part of or located in the peripheral nervous system
The definition of band means to gather or tie together.
(Slang) To sing in a loud and forceful manner:
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To gird; encompass.
To sail or fly around (the earth, an island, etc.)
(Geom.) To draw a plane figure around (another plane figure) either to intersect each vertex of the inner figure, as a circle around a square, or to have each side of the outer figure tangent to the inner figure, as a square around a circle
circumvallate
To surround with or as with a wall or trench
To contain is defined as to serve as a vessel or holder for something, to be made up of different things or the act of restraining yourself or your emotions.
To enclose protectively.
To surround or enclose:
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To have as part of something larger; include:
Fence means to use bladed weapons for sport or fighting.
To fasten or secure (clothing, for example) with a belt or band.
To shut up within or as within walls; imprison, confine, or seclude
More generally, to pierce (something) with any long, pointed object.
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Loop is defined as to form in a way that two sides fold on each other with an opening in the middle.
To revolve around (a center of attraction):
(Games) To toss a ring over (a peg), as in horseshoes.
To form a wreathlike shape around something
Zone is defined as to mark off or divide an area for a certain purpose.
To encircle with or as if with a band.
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To beset is to harass or have trouble on an ongoing basis from multiple sources or from all sides.
To hide or protect oneself, as if behind a hedge
open (related)
To become open
bisect (related)
criss-cross (related)
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envelop (related)
crisscross (related)
hemmed-in (related)
engulf (related)
straddle (related)
unloose (antonym)
To set free from or as if from restraints.
Find another word for encircle. In this page you can discover 48 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for encircle, like: enclose, environ, enwind, circle, girdle, surround, circumambient, circumferential, coronary, encircling and encompassing.
