4
skirt(noun, verb, touch, round, surround)
4
spiral(verb, twist, pull, bend, circle)
4
wind(verb, cover, twist, hide, pack)
3
attack(verb, trouble, annoy, harass, trap)
3
close in(verb, expression, circle, ring, surround)
3
define(verb, control, check, reduce, mark)
3
edge(verb, set, touch, protect, outline)
3
fence in(verb, phrasal verb)
3
jail(verb, cover, circle, ring, surround)
3
lay siege to(verb, expression, idiom, trap, surround)
3
mew(verb, cover, restrict, circle, ring)
3
pen(verb, cover, restrict, protect, circle)
3
receive(verb, hold, study, cover, consider)
3
revolve
2
abut(verb, touch, surround, skirt, adjoin)
2
adjoin(verb, touch, surround, skirt, flank)
2
assail(verb, trouble, attack, annoy, harass)
2
box in
2
circumambulate
2
coil(verb, twist, pull, bend, circle)
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