karapoi - around; surround; to be surrounded
Karapoi, karapoti. 1. v.t. Surround, hedge in. Ko te ope ra kua karapoti iho (W. iv, 19).
2. v.i. Be surrounded. Kua karapoti katoa a runga o te rua one ra e nohoia nei e raua (W. 19).
3. a. Round.
Williams Dictionary