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Another word for fence

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Verb

  1. To confine within a limited area.

    See also:

    free

  2. To separate with or as if with a wall

    See also:

    include

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Another word for fence

Noun

  1. That which surrounds an enclosure

  2. Material to make an enclosure

  3. A receiver of stolen goods

Verb

  1. To enclose with a fence

    See also:

    enclose

  2. To avoid giving a direct reply

    See also:

    evade

Idioms:

    mend one's fences

    2. on-the-fence

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Sentence Examples

  • There was no riding the fence on this one.

  • Josh was in his field digging fence post holes when she passed.

  • As soon as the mother entered the house, he pocketed the phone, scaled the fence at a low corner, crossed to the surprised boy in a few steps, and placed a rag over his face.

  • It dead-ended at the cottage, surrounded by a stone fence line.

  • The men finished the fence and the goats are running in the south hills.

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