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"ref": "1944, Miles Burton, chapter 5, in The Three Corpse Trick:",
"text": "The hovel stood in the centre of what had once been a vegetable garden, but was now a patch of rank weeds. Surrounding this, almost like a zareba, was an irregular ring of gorse and brambles, an unclaimed vestige of the original common.",
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"ref": "1944 November and December, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 342:",
"text": "It took a long time for the place to warm up and to counteract the cold and enable their fingers to cope with the delicate task of moulding, the men would often surround themselves with blocks of iron heated in the furnace.",
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"ref": "1963, Margery Allingham, “Miss Thyrza’s Chair”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 41:",
"text": "Sepia Delft tiles surrounded the fireplace, their crudely drawn Biblical scenes in faded cyclamen blending with the pinkish pine, while above them, instead of a mantelshelf, there was an archway high enough to form a balcony with slender balusters and a tapestry-hung wall behind.",
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"ref": "2005, Plato, translated by Lesley Brown, Sophist, page 230c:",
"text": "and this way they get rid of those grand and stubborn opinions that surround them.",
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"To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions."
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"(transitive) To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions."
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"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔaḥāṭa",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "أَحَاطَ"
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "حَفَّ"
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"roman": "ṭawwaqa",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "طَوَّقَ"
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"roman": "šrǰapatel",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "շրջապատել"
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"roman": "ber",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "বেৰ"
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"roman": "agur",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "আগুৰ"
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "əhatə etmək"
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "əhatələmək"
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "əhatəyə almaq"
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"roman": "obkrǎžavam",
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"word": "包圍 /包围"
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"roman": "garšemorṭq̇ma",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "გარშემორტყმა"
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"roman": "garšemoxveva",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "გარშემოხვევა"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "umgeben"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
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"roman": "bisatjan",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽"
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"roman": "biwaibjan",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽"
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
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"word": "घेरना"
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "körbevesz"
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"word": "umkringja"
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "cirkondar"
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "timpeallaigh"
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "circondare"
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"roman": "kakomu",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "囲む"
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"word": "取り巻く"
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"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "cingō"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "li",
"lang": "Limburgish",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "ómgaeve"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "opkružuva",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "опкружува"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "opkruži",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "опкружи"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "cuṟṟuka",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "ചുറ്റുക"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "vaḷayuka",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "വളയുക"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "whakaawhi"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "pīhao"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "karapoi"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "karapoti"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "korohiko"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "korohikohiko"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "ponitaka"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "mhr",
"lang": "Eastern Mari",
"roman": "avalaš",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "авалаш"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "mhr",
"lang": "Eastern Mari",
"roman": "avaš",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "аваш"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "mn",
"lang": "Mongolian",
"roman": "tojruulax",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "тойруулах"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian bokmål",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "omgi"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "enrodar"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "ymbfaran"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "besellan"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "om",
"lang": "Oromo",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "marsuu"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "çemberlemek",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "چنبرلمك"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "sarmak",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "صارمق"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "otaczać"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "contornar"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "cercar"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "kanchay"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "înconjura"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "okružátʹ",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "окружа́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "okružítʹ",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "окружи́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "veveṣṭi",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "वेवेष्टि"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "cuairtich"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "circundar"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "envolver"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "cercar"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "rodear"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "arrodear"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "circuir"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "sitiar"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "asediar"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "omge"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "wārp-"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "txb",
"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "wāl-"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "otočuvaty",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "оточувати"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "otočýty",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "оточи́ти"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "retourer"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "eclôre"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "amgylchu"
},
{
"_dis1": "93 5 2",
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "omjaan"
}
]
},
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},
{
"_dis": "35 41 11 13",
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"To enclose or confine something on all sides so as to prevent escape."
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[
"enclose",
"enclose"
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[
"confine",
"confine"
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[
"escape",
"escape"
]
],
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"(transitive) To enclose or confine something on all sides so as to prevent escape."
],
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"transitive"
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{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "šrǰapʻakel",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "շրջափակել"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "obsaždam",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "обсаждам"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "circumdar"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "rodejar"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "envoltar"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "voltar"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bāowéi",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "包圍 /包围"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "obklíčit"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "omringe"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "omringen"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "omcirkelen"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "omsluiten"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "omsingelen"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "insluiten"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "saartaa"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "piirittää"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "enceindre"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "cercar"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "encerrar"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "alq̇is šemorṭq̇ma",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "ალყის შემორტყმა"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "garšemorṭq̇ma",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "გარშემორტყმა"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "umzingeln"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "umringen"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "perikyklóno",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "περικυκλώνω"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "ghernā",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "घेरना"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "bekerít"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "körbevesz"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "circondare"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "accerchiare"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "assediare"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kakomu",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "囲む"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hōi suru",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "包囲する"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "caom",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "ចោម"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "prɑcaom",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "ប្រចោម"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "poat",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "ព័ទ្ធ"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "laom",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "ឡោម"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "ponitaka"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "otaczać"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "cercar"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "okružátʹ",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "окружа́ть"
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{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "okružítʹ",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "окружи́ть"
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{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "cuairtich"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "omringa"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "bao vây"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "resserer"
},
{
"_dis1": "7 87 7",
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "reclôre"
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]
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"text": "to surround the world",
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"ref": "1650, Thomas Fuller, “The Description of the Tribe of Benjamin”, in A Pisgah-sight of Palestine and the Confines thereof, with the History of the Old and New Testament Acted thereon, London: […] J. F. for John Williams […], →OCLC, book II, paragraph 16, pages 247–248:",
"text": "Unfitting it vvas, that the body of that vvorthy Patriarch [Joseph] (to vvhom all the land belonged by promiſe) ſhould ſteale into that Countrey in a clandeſtine vvay, and privately enter in at the poſtern door, rather let it ſolemnly ſurround the Countrey, and be brought in at the broad gates. Thus the corps of men of quality, though the Chancell-door be nearer, are borne through the porch and middle-alley to the place of their interment.",
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"ref": "1972, Frederick Forsyth, The Odessa File, Viking, SBN 670-52042-x, chapter 15, page 283",
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"ref": "1944, Miles Burton, chapter 5, in The Three Corpse Trick:",
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"ref": "1944 November and December, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 342:",
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"ref": "1963, Margery Allingham, “Miss Thyrza’s Chair”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC, page 41:",
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"ref": "1650, Thomas Fuller, “The Description of the Tribe of Benjamin”, in A Pisgah-sight of Palestine and the Confines thereof, with the History of the Old and New Testament Acted thereon, London: […] J. F. for John Williams […], →OCLC, book II, paragraph 16, pages 247–248:",
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
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"code": "az",
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
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"code": "az",
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "dövrələmək"
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
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"roman": "obkrǎžavam",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
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"code": "ca",
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "包圍 /包围"
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"code": "cmn",
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"roman": "wéirào",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "圍繞 /围绕"
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "obehnat"
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "omgeven"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "omringen"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "omcirkelen"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "ympäröidä"
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "entourer"
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{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "garšemorṭq̇ma",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "გარშემორტყმა"
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "garšemoxveva",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "გარშემოხვევა"
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"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "umgeben"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "umringen"
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"code": "got",
"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "bisatjan",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌰𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽"
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"code": "got",
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌱𐌾𐌰𐌽"
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"code": "el",
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "περικλείω"
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "κυκλόω"
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "घेरना"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "körbevesz"
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"code": "is",
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "umkringja"
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{
"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "cirkondar"
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{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "timpeallaigh"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
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{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kakomu",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "囲む"
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{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "torimaku",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "取り巻く"
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{
"code": "la",
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "circumdō"
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{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "circumeō"
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{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "circueō"
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{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "cingō"
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{
"code": "li",
"lang": "Limburgish",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "ómgaeve"
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{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "opkružuva",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"tags": [
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"word": "опкружува"
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"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
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{
"code": "ml",
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"roman": "cuṟṟuka",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "ചുറ്റുക"
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{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "vaḷayuka",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "വളയുക"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "whakaawhi"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "pīhao"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "karapoi"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "karapoti"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "korohiko"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "korohikohiko"
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{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "ponitaka"
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{
"code": "mhr",
"lang": "Eastern Mari",
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "авалаш"
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{
"code": "mhr",
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"roman": "avaš",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "аваш"
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{
"code": "mn",
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"roman": "tojruulax",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "тойруулах"
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{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian bokmål",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "omgi"
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{
"code": "oc",
"lang": "Occitan",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "enrodar"
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{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "ymbfaran"
},
{
"code": "ang",
"lang": "Old English",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "besellan"
},
{
"code": "om",
"lang": "Oromo",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "marsuu"
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{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "çemberlemek",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "چنبرلمك"
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{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "sarmak",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "صارمق"
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{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "otaczać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "contornar"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "cercar"
},
{
"code": "qu",
"lang": "Quechua",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "kanchay"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "înconjura"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "okružátʹ",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "окружа́ть"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "okružítʹ",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "окружи́ть"
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{
"code": "sa",
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"roman": "veveṣṭi",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "वेवेष्टि"
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{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "cuairtich"
},
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "omge"
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"lang": "Tocharian B",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "wārp-"
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"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "otočuvaty",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "оточувати"
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"roman": "otočýty",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
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"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "retourer"
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"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "eclôre"
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"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "amgylchu"
},
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"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "to encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions",
"word": "omjaan"
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{
"code": "hy",
"lang": "Armenian",
"roman": "šrǰapʻakel",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "շրջափակել"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "obsaždam",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "обсаждам"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "circumdar"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "rodejar"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "envoltar"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "voltar"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bāowéi",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "包圍 /包围"
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{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "obklíčit"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "omringe"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "omringen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "omcirkelen"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "omsluiten"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "omsingelen"
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{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "insluiten"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "saartaa"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "piirittää"
},
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "enceindre"
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"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "cercar"
},
{
"code": "gl",
"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "encerrar"
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "alq̇is šemorṭq̇ma",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "ალყის შემორტყმა"
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "garšemorṭq̇ma",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "გარშემორტყმა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "umzingeln"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "umringen"
},
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "perikyklóno",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "περικυκλώνω"
},
{
"code": "hi",
"lang": "Hindi",
"roman": "ghernā",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "घेरना"
},
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "bekerít"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "körbevesz"
},
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"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "circondare"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "accerchiare"
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{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "assediare"
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"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kakomu",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "囲む"
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{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hōi suru",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "包囲する"
},
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"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "caom",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "ចោម"
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"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "prɑcaom",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "ប្រចោម"
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"code": "km",
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"roman": "poat",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "ព័ទ្ធ"
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"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "laom",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "ឡោម"
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"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "ponitaka"
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"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "otaczać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "cercar"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "okružátʹ",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"tags": [
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"word": "окружа́ть"
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"tags": [
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"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "cuairtich"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "omringa"
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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "bao vây"
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"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "resserer"
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{
"code": "wa",
"lang": "Walloon",
"sense": "to enclose to prevent escape",
"word": "reclôre"
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