English verb: encircle | |||
| 1. | encircle (contact) form a circle around | ||
| Samples | Encircle the errors. | ||
| Synonyms | circle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | form, shape | ||
| 2. | encircle (contact) bind with something round or circular | ||
| Synonyms | gird | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bind | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hoop | ||