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 | ||