| VERB | contact | hem in | surround in a restrictive manner |
|---|---|---|---|
| competition | hem in, besiege, beleaguer, surround, circumvent | surround so as to force to give up |
| Meaning | Surround in a restrictive manner. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Narrower | hedge | hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge |
| Broader | surround, environ, ring, skirt, border | Extend on all sides of simultaneously |
| Spanish | cercar | |
| Meaning | Surround so as to force to give up. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | besiege, beleaguer, surround, circumvent | |
| Narrower | blockade, seal off | impose a blockade on |
| ebb | hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb | |
| Broader | attack, assail | launch an attack or assault on |
| Spanish | asediar, cercar, sitiar | |
| Catalan | assetjar | |
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