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Noun: enclosing  en'klow-zing
  1. The act of enclosing something inside something else
    - enclosure, envelopment, inclosure
Verb: enclose  en'klowz
  1. Enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
    "Fog enclosed the house"
    - envelop, enfold, enwrap, wrap
     
  2. Close in
    "darkness enclosed him"
    - hold in, confine
     
  3. Surround completely
    "Darkness enclosed him"
    - close in, inclose, shut in
     
  4. Position inside
    "enclose your ticket here"
    - insert, inclose, stick in, put in, introduce

See also: enclosure

Type of: bear, border, carry, contain, cover, environ, hold, insertion, introduction, intromission, lay, place, pose, position, put, ring, set, skirt, surround