| block off(expression, block, circle, ring, surround) |
| blockaded(line, encircle, circuiting, rimming, verge) |
| border(verb, hold, restrain, line, protect) |
| chamber |
| choke back(verb, expression, hold, control, restrain) |
| cincture(verb, support, secure, circle, ring) |
| circuit(verb, circle, ring, surround, enclose) |
| circuited(verb, surround, loop, spin, hedge) |
| circuiting(verb, surround, loop, spin, hedge) |
| circumduct(verb, surround, spin, encircle, whirl) |
| cloister |
| close around(verb, expression, circle, ring, enclose) |
| close in on(verb, expression, circle, ring, enclose) |
| close on(expression, line, circle, ring, enclose) |
| closed in(expression, line, rimming, verge, braid) |
| coerce(verb, make, force, curb, pressure) |
| come at from all sides(verb, expression, idiom, trap, surround) |
| come down on(verb, expression, idiom, control, check) |
| compel(verb, make, force, curb, pressure) |
| concuss(verb, make, close, force, curb) |