<p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to draw a line around; encircle.</li><li>to enclose within bounds; limit or confine, especially narrowly.</li><li>to mark off; define; delimit.</li><li>Geometry: to draw (a figure) around another figure so as to touch as many points as possible.</li><li>(of a figure) to enclose (another figure) in this manner.</li></ul>