Definitions
1.AdverbIn the neighbourhood; around.
2.AdverbAlmost, nearly.
3.VerbTo encircle or surround (someone or something).
4.VerbTo encircle or surround (someone or something) so as to attack from all sides; to beset.
5.VerbTo encircle or surround (a heraldic element such as a charge or escutcheon (shield)).
6.VerbTo cover, enclose, or envelop (someone or something).
7.VerbFollowed by from: to hide or shield (someone or something).
8.VerbOf a person: to be positioned or stationed around (someone or something) to attend to or protect them.
9.VerbOf a situation or state of affairs, especially danger or trouble: to happen to and affect (someone or something).
10.VerbTo amount to or encompass (a space).
To travel completely around (a place or thing); to circumnavigate.
11.VerbTo amount to or encompass (a space).
12.VerbTo travel completely around (a place or thing); to circumnavigate.
13.NounA surrounding area or place (especially of an urban settlement); an environment."Naples and its environs"