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box in(verb, expression, contain, trap, round)
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close around(verb, expression, contain, trap, round)
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enclave(verb, contain, trap, round, edge)
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lay siege to(expression, idiom, circle, ring, enclose)
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besiege(verb, contain, trap, round, circle)
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border(meet, line, approach, near, circle)
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circumvent(verb, contain, trap, circle, ring)
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close in(meet, line, near, circle, ring)
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close on(expression, line, circle, ring, enclose)
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closed in(expression, line, rimming, verge, braid)
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compass(verb, contain, trap, circle, ring)
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crowd
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edge(line, circle, ring, enclose, rimming)
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encircle something(verb, expression, contain, trap, round)
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fence in(expression, circle, ring, enclose, inundate)
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fenced in(expression, line, rimming, verge, braid)
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go around(verb, expression, contain, trap, round)
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going around(expression, line, rimming, verge, braid)
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hem in(expression, circle, ring, enclose, inundate)
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inundate(verb, contain, trap, round, circle)
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