Verb
1. be around;
"Developments surround the town""The river encircles the village"2. extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle;
"The forest surrounds my property"3. envelop completely;
"smother the meat in gravy"4. surround so as to force to give up;
"The Turks besieged Vienna"5. surround with a wall in order to fortify