fence has definitions from the fields of work,business,sport
1
[ noun ] a barrier that serves to enclose an area

Synonyms

fencing

Used in print

(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)

In the ninth , Robinson led off with his second double of the night , a blast off the fence 375 feet deep into left .

(Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)

Gaines hammered the ball over the left fence for the third Indianapolis run in the ninth .

(Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)

Only paved alleyways tunneled through the walls of those fortresses into the mysterious core of intimacy behind the houses where backyards owned no fences , where one man 's property blended with the next to form courtyards in which no one knew privacy .

She leaned unconcerned against the broken porch fence , brushing and drying her wet , gilded hair in the sun .

2
[ verb ] enclose with a fence

Synonyms

fence_in

Examples

"we fenced in our yard"

Used in print

(Booth Hemingway and Stuart H. Brown,...)

In many localities , now , the law requires all pools to be fenced , usually to a minimum height of 5 feet .

Related terms

enclose

3
[ verb ] surround with a wall in order to fortify
4
[ verb ] (sport) fight with fencing swords

Related terms

fight parry fencer

5
[ verb ] have an argument about something

Synonyms

argue contend debate

6
[ verb ] receive stolen goods

Related terms

receive

7
[ noun ] (informal) a dealer in stolen property

Related terms

trader colloquialism

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