<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters.</li><li>to form an enclosure around; encircle: A stone wall surrounds the estate.</li><li>to enclose (a body of troops, a fort or town, etc.) so as to cut off communication or retreat.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>something that surrounds, as the area, border, etc., around an object or central space: a tile surround for the shower stall.</li><li>environment or setting: The designer created a Persian surround for the new restaurant.</li><li>Hunting. a means of hunting in which wild animals are encircled and chased into a special spot that makes their escape impossible.</li><li>the act of hunting by this means.</li><li>the location encircled by hunters using this means.</li></ul>