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fence

noun

1 fence

A barrier that serves to enclose an area.

synonym: fencing.

Roget 752: prison, prison house; jail, gaol, cage, coop, den, cell; stronghold, fortress, keep, donjon, dungeon, Bastille, ... show more

Roget 792: thief, robber, homo triumliterarum [Lat.], pilferer, rifler, filcher, plagiarist.    spoiler, depredator, pillager, marauder; harpy, shark [Slang], ... show more

Roget 717: defense, protection, guard, ward; shielding etc. v.; propugnation, preservation etc. 670; guardianship.    area defense; ... show more

Roget 232: inclosure, envelope; case etc. (receptacle) 191; wrapper; girdle etc. 230.    pen, fold; pen fold, in fold, ... show more

Dutch: afsluiting, afrastering, hek, hekwerk, omheining, planket, schutting
Polish: ogrodzenie

2 fence

A dealer in stolen property.

Polish: paser

verb

1 fence

Enclose with a fence:
— We fenced in our yard.

synonym: fence in.

Roget 791: steal, thieve, rob, mug, purloin, pilfer, filch, prig, bag, nim, crib, cabbage, palm; abstract; ... show more

Roget 544: be false etc. adj., be a liar etc. 548; speak falsely etc. adv.; tell a lie etc. 546; lie, fib; ... show more

Roget 717: defend, forfend, fend; shield, screen, shroud; engarrison; fend round etc. (circumscribe) 229; fence, entrench, intrench; ... show more

2 fence

Receive stolen goods.

3 fence

Fight with fencing swords.

4 fence

Surround with a wall in order to fortify.

synonyms: fence in, palisade, surround, wall.

Dutch: omheinen

5 fence

Have an argument about something.

synonyms: argue, contend, debate.

Roget 720: contend; contest, strive, struggle, scramble, wrestle; spar, square; exchange blows, exchange fisticuffs; fib, justle, tussle, tilt, ... show more

Dutch: redetwisten, aanvallen, bestrijden, betwisten, ingaan


Moby thesaurus: abatis, about the bush, advanced work, arch dam, arm, armor, armor-plate, around the bush, avoid, backstop, baffle, balistraria, balustrade, bamboo curtain, bank, banquette, bar, barbed wire, barbed-wire entanglement, barbican ... show more.

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fenced

adjective

Roget 770: conditional, provisional, guarded, fenced, hedged in.   

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