fence
[noun]
Synonyms:
- barrier, barricade, defence, hedge, palisade, railings, rampart, wall
[verb]
Synonyms:
- often with in
or
off: enclose, bound, confine, encircle, pen, protect, surround
- evade, dodge, equivocate, flannel (Brit. informal), parry

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Related Words: feint, maneuver, baffle, foil, outwit

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English Thesaurus: wall, fence, railings, barrier, screen, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. fence¹ S3 /fens/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Origin: defense]

1. a structure made of wood, metal etc that surrounds a piece of land

2. a wall or other structure that horses jump over in a race or competition

3. informal someone who buys and sells stolen goods

4. sit/be on the fence to avoid saying which side of an argument you support
⇒ mend (your) fences at mend¹(4)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. fence² verb

1. [transitive] to put a fence around something:
old farmhouses and fenced gardens

2. [intransitive] to fight with a long thin sword as a sport

3. [intransitive + with] to answer someone’s questions in a clever way in order to get an advantage in an argument
fence somebody/something ↔ in phrasal verb

1. to surround a place with a fence:
The yard was fenced in to keep out wolves.

2. to make someone feel that they cannot leave a place or do what they want:
Young mothers often feel fenced in at home.
fence something ↔ off phrasal verb
to separate one area from another area with a fence:
a planting area fenced off from the main garden

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

fence
noun
ADJ. high | low | barbed-wire, chain-link, iron, mesh, metal, picket, wire, wooden There was a cottage garden at the front and a white picket fence.
electric | boundary, garden, perimeter, security the airport perimeter fence
political (figurative) a proposal favoured by people on both sides of the political fence
VERB + FENCE build, erect, put up | climb (over), jump (over)
FENCE + NOUN post
PREP. over a/the ~ She leaned over the fence.
~ around/round a fence around the site

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

wall an upright flat structure made of stone or brick, that divides one area from another or surrounds an area:
The estate is surrounded by high stone walls.
a brick wall
fence a structure made of wood, metal etc that surrounds a piece of land:
The garden was surrounded by an old wooden fence.
the chain link fence around the school
railings a metal fence that is made of a series of upright bars:
the iron railings in front of the house
The boy was leaning over the railing on the side of the boat.
barrier a type of fence or gate that prevents people from moving in a particular direction:
A guard stood near the barrier.
The police had put up barriers to keep the crowd under control.
screen a piece of furniture like a thin wall that can be moved around and is used to divide one part of a room from another:
the screen around his hospital bed
a Japanese bamboo screen
a fire screen (=that you put near a fire)
partition a thin wall that separates one part of a room from another:
The room was divided into two by a thin partition.
The offices are separated by partitions and you can hear everything that is said in the next office.
barricade a line of objects that people have put across a road, to prevent people getting past, especially as part of a protest:
The soldiers used tanks to smash through the barricades.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

fence
fens
See: grass is always greener on the other side of the fence , mend one's fences , on the fence

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