Synonyms and antonyms of To surround or put something around something in British Thesaurus

kettle (verb)

to control a crowd of people by surrounding them and preventing them from moving or leaving

surround (verb)

to be all around or on all sides of someone or something

enclose (verb)

to surround someone or something

engulf (verb)

to cover or surround something in a way that harms or destroys it

encircle (verb)

to completely surround someone or something

envelop (verb)

to surround someone or something completely

hem in ()

to enclose someone or something and prevent them from moving or leaving

ring (verb)

to surround someone or something, especially in order to protect them or to prevent them from escaping

contain (verb)

if an area contains something, you will find that thing there

band (verb)

to put a circular band around something

border (verb)

to form a line along the edge of something

bound (verb)

formal if an area is bounded by a fence, trees, a river etc, this is what is around its edge

box off ()

to separate an area from the rest of a place, especially by building a wall around it

circle (verb)

to form a circle around something

cocoon (verb)

to cover or surround someone or something

cordon off ()

to form a cordon around an area

drape (verb)

to put something made of cloth over or around something

edge (verb)

to form the edge of something, or to put something round the edge of another thing

encase (verb)

to completely cover or enclose something

encompass (verb)

formal to include or surround an area completely

enfold (verb)

formal to surround or enclose someone or something

fence (verb)

to put a fence around something

frame (verb)

to put a picture or photograph in a frame

frame (verb)

literary to form a border around something

fringe (verb)

to form a line around the edge of something

girdle (verb)

literary to surround something

hedge in ()

to surround someone or something

lay siege to something ()

to surround a place in order to force the people inside to come out

line (verb)

to form rows along the sides of something

mantle (verb)

literary to cover, hide, or surround something

mob (verb)

if a large group of people mob someone or something, they surround them in an angry or excited way

rim (verb)

to form a rim that goes around the edge of something

rope off ()

to enclose an area using ropes, usually because of danger

skirt (verb)

to go around the edge of a place or thing

swamp (verb)

to enter somewhere, or to surround someone, in very large numbers

wall in ()

to surround something with a wall

wrap round ()

to put something around something else