To enclose by surrounding with walls.

(transitive) To cause (someone) to become slowly more and more involved in some business or situation that may not be to their advantage. / (transitive) To draw inward.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: Manufactured in the People's Republic of China. / (idiomatic) Cheaply manufactured; of poor or low quality, especially if made in East Asia.

Privately, where no one else can see or hear.

(idiomatic) Finished; at an ignoble end.

An uncut diamond. / (figuratively) A person whose goodness or other positive qualities are hidden by a harsh or unremarkable surface appearance.

essentially

(of an image) Sharp and clear with no fuzziness. / (idiomatic, of one's thoughts) Clearly perceived.

(law) A litigant without an attorney.

(informal) To inform or tell.