encircled
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Surrounded on all sides; enclosed within a circle or ring: The state of being completely enclosed or bounded by something that forms a circle around the object or area.
- Confined or hemmed in: The condition of being confined with no apparent exit due to being surrounded.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The ancient castle was encircled by a deep moat.
- The police had the suspect encircled, leaving no route for escape.
- A feeling of peace enveloped the encircled garden.
Advanced Usage
- "to find oneself encircled": To discover that one is surrounded, often unexpectedly.
- The hikers found themselves encircled by a dense fog and had to wait for it to lift.
- Used in military or strategic contexts to describe forces or positions.
- The general's strategy was to keep the enemy army encircled until they surrendered.
Variants and Related Words
- Encircle (verb): To form a circle around; to surround.
- The fans moved to encircle the stage.
- Encircling (adjective or present participle): Describing something that is in the act of surrounding.
- The encircling walls of the city were built for defense.
Synonyms
- Surrounded: Enclosed on all sides.
- Encompassed: Surrounded or enclosed completely.
- Ringed: Formed into or surrounded by a ring.
Related Phrases
- Encircled by/in [something]: A common collocation describing what is doing the surrounding.
- The village was encircled in a ring of mountains.
- She felt encircled by love and support from her friends.
Related Idioms
- To draw a circle around: While not an idiom with "encircled," the concept is similar to "to circle the wagons," which means to prepare for a problem or threat by forming a defensive group.
- When the scandal broke, the company's executives circled the wagons. (This idiom implies creating a defensive, encircling formation.)
Adjective
- confined on all sides
- a camp surrounded by enemies
- the encircled pioneers