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enclosing

 
Noun enclosing has 1 sense
  1. enclosure, enclosing, envelopment, inclosure - the act of enclosing something inside something else
    --1 is a kind of insertion, introduction, intromission
    --1 has particulars: packing, boxing; encasement, incasement
    Derived form: verb enclose1
Verb enclose has 4 senses
  1. envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap, enclose - enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"
    --1 is one way to cover
    Derived forms: noun enclosure1, noun enclosure2, noun enclosing1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  2. enclose, hold in, confine - close in or confine
    --2 is one way to hold, bear, carry, contain
    Derived forms: noun enclosure3, noun enclosure1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  3. enclose, inclose, shut in - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"
    --3 is one way to surround, skirt, border
    Derived form: noun enclosure2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  4. insert, enclose, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce - introduce; "Insert your ticket here"
    --4 is one way to put, set, place, pose, position, lay
    Derived form: noun enclosure4
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
    Somebody ----s something PP
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