1. (

• enclosure ,
• enclosing ,
• envelopment ,
• inclosure

) the act of enclosing something inside something else ;

1. (

• envelop ,
• enfold ,
• enwrap ,
• wrap ,
• enclose ,

) enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house" ;

2. (

• enclose ,
• hold_in ,
• confine

) close in; "darkness enclosed him" ;

3. (

• enclose ,
• close_in ,
• inclose ,
• shut_in

) surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence" ;

4. (

• insert ,
• enclose ,
• inclose ,
• stick_in ,
• put_in ,
• introduce ,

) place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing; "Insert your ticket here" ;