Fence - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
verb
- fight with fencing swords
- surround with a wall in order to fortify (syn: fence in, palisade, surround, wall)
- have an argument about something (syn: argue, contend, debate)
Extra examples
We put up a fence around our yard.
...the only way to prevent motorists from trying to use that unsafe bridge is to put a fence across the road leading to it...
He stole watches and fenced them on the street.
He is a shrewd critic and experienced professor of Parliamentary fence.
He originally acted as a fence for another gang before turning to burglary himself.
Farmers have to fence in their fields to keep the cattle from getting loose.
The lions in the park are safely fenced in.
The kitchen was well fenced from the wind and rain.
He knew where to fence the book.
About the hedge there was a picket fence
They put up a fence between their house and their neighbor's house.
He looked over the fence.
The old fence was held together by chicken wire.
There is more damage to the further part of the fence.
The boys denied any responsibility for the damage to the fence.
Phrasal verbs
Word forms
I/you/we/they: fence
he/she/it: fences
present participle: fencing
past tense: fenced
past participle: fenced
singular: fence
plural: fences
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