begirt
Bound on all sides
Begirt is the past tense and past participle of begird, meaning to encircle or surround.
The word is archaic and literary: The castle stood begirt by ancient oaks.
Like its base verb, begirt appears mainly in older texts and deliberately old-fashioned writing.
Enclose by winding around
- swaddleWrap infant tightly
- shroudBurial cloth or covering
- cloakSleeveless outer wrap
- mantleCovering or wrap
enfold · enwrap · swathe · cocoon · sheath · veil · drape · cover
Surround to force surrender
- blockadeSealing off a place
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
- surroundEnclose on every side
- investCommit resources for gain
leaguer · assault · storming · breach · fortification · stronghold · redoubt · palisade
wrap
Enclose by winding around
mantle · enfold · enwrap · swathe · cocoon · sheath · veil · drape · cover · blanket
besiege
Surround to force surrender
- blockadeSealing off a place
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
- surroundEnclose on every side
invest · leaguer · assault · storming · breach · fortification · stronghold · redoubt · palisade · rampart
belt
Strap securing trousers
sash · zone · loop · circuit · compass · encompass · embrace · clasp · cinch · wrap
fence
Boundary structure between properties
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- hedgeBoundary of planted shrubs
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
palisade · stockade · enclosure · perimeter · boundary · confine · pen · corral · impound · cage
begirtunbound
Not tied down
loosened · unencircled · unfastened · untied · unbuckled
begirtfreed
Released from confinement
released · liberated · unconfined · unrestricted · loosed