περικρούω
περικρούω,
A). strike off all round, περικρουσθεῖσα πέτρας τε καὶ ὄστρεα having stones and shells knocked off, stripped of them, R. 611e ; ὅταν περικρονσθῶσιν οἱ ἀγκῶνες when the headlands are broken away, by the river overflowing, 12.8.19 .
2). strike all round, ring a metal or earthen vessel, to see if it is cracked, εἴ πῄ τι σαθρὸν ἔχει (ἠχεῖ Wytt.), πᾶν περικρούωμεν Phlb. 55c : metaph., Myst. 8.5 : hence περικεκρονμένος unsound, cracked, 888 .
3). twist round, of a wrestler, 2.234d .
4). Pass., to be buffeted on every side, ib. 831a .
5). π. πέδας fasten fetters on one, ib. 499a .