fence

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noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ high, tall

▪ low

▪ barbed-wire, chain-link, iron, mesh, metal, picket, rail (esp. AmE), steel, stone (AmE), wire, wood (AmE), wooden, wrought-iron

▪ The house was surrounded by a white picket fence.

▪ electric, electrified (AmE)

▪ back, backyard (AmE), garden

▪ border (esp. AmE), boundary, perimeter, security

▪ the airport perimeter fence

▪ invisible (= to keep pets in) (AmE)

▪ left-field, outfield, right-field (all in baseball)

▪ privacy (AmE)

▪ She walked over to the tall wooden privacy fence.

▪ political (figurative)

▪ a proposal approved by people on both sides of the political fence

VERB + FENCE

▪ build, erect, put up

▪ climb, climb over, hop (AmE), hop over (esp. AmE), jump, jump over, scale

▪ mend (figurative)

▪ The White House already is struggling to mend fences with Europe.

FENCE + NOUN

▪ post

▪ line (esp. AmE)

▪ the fence line separating the United States from Mexico

PREPOSITION

▪ over a/the fence

▪ She leaned over the fence.

▪ fence around, fence round (esp. BrE)

▪ a fence around the site
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verb

Fence is used with these nouns as the object: ↑yard

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Synonyms:

Protecting enclosure, wall, hedge, post-and-rail framing, wire-guard, palings, etc (as the case may be), Enclose with a fence, Practise fencing, use the sword / Shield, guard, security, protection, defence, Guard, fortify, defend, Shuffle, evade, equivocate, prevaricate, hedge / Fencing, art of self-defence, swordsmanship, sword-play / Defensive argument, skill in refutation

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Fence — (f[e^]ns), n. [Abbrev. from defence.] 1. That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a protection; a cover; security; shield. [1913 Webster] Let us be backed with God and with the seas, Which he hath given for fence impregnable. Shak. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fence — 1 n 1: a barrier intended to prevent escape or intrusion or to mark a boundary 2 a: a receiver of stolen goods b: a place where stolen goods are bought fence 2 vt fenced, fenc·ing 1 a: to enclose with a fence … Law dictionary
Fence — Fence, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fenced} (f[e^]nst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Fencing} (f[e^]n s[i^]ng).] 1. To fend off danger from; to give security to; to protect; to guard. [1913 Webster] To fence my ear against thy sorceries. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fence — Fence, v. i. 1. To make a defense; to guard one s self of anything, as against an attack; to give protection or security, as by a fence. [1913 Webster] Vice is the more stubborn as well as the more dangerous evil, and therefore, in the first… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fence — fence; fence·less; fence·row; fence·less·ness; of·fence; … English syllables
fence — [fens] n. [ME fens, aphetic for defens, DEFENSE] 1. Obs. a protection; defense 2. a barrier, as of wooden or metal posts, rails, wire mesh, etc., used as a boundary or means of protection or confinement 3. the art of self defense with foil, saber … English World dictionary
fence — ► NOUN 1) a barrier enclosing an area, typically consisting of posts connected by wire, wood, etc. 2) a large upright obstacle in steeplechasing, showjumping, or cross country. 3) informal a dealer in stolen goods. 4) a guard or guide on a plane… … English terms dictionary
fence — [n] barrier used to enclose a piece of land backstop, balustrade, bar, barbed wire, barricade, block, boards, chains, Cyclone, defense, dike, guard, hedge, net, paling, palisade, pickets, posts, rail, railing, rampart, roadblock, shield, stakes,… … New thesaurus
fence — ● fence nom masculin (anglais fence) Obstacle de steeple chase constitué par une barrière de planches … Encyclopédie Universelle
fence — [fens] verb [intransitive] informal LAW to buy and sell stolen goods: • The police suspect he has been fencing electronic equipment … Financial and business terms
fence in — index circumscribe (surround by boundary), confine, contain (enclose), enclose, encompass (surround), envelop … Law dictionary

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