Noun
- 1. fence, fencing, barrier
- usage: a barrier that serves to enclose an area
- 2. fencing material, fencing, building material
- usage: material for building fences
- 3. fencing, fight, fighting, combat, scrap, play, swordplay
- usage: the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules)
Verb
- 1. fence, fence in, enclose, close in, inclose, shut in
- usage: enclose with a fence; "we fenced in our yard"
- 2. fence, receive, have
- usage: receive stolen goods
- 3. fence, contend, fight, struggle
- usage: fight with fencing swords
- 4. wall, palisade, fence, fence in, surround, protect
- usage: surround with a wall in order to fortify
- 5. argue, contend, debate, fence, converse, discourse
- usage: have an argument about something
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