A fence is a usually wooden or metal structure that encloses a yard, pasture, or other area. Many people with back yard swimming pools put fences around them to make sure small children don't fall in.
That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a protection; a cover; security; shield.
Noun
a barrier that serves to enclose an area
Noun
a dealer in stolen property
Verb
have an argument about something
Verb
surround with a wall in order to fortify
Verb
fight with fencing swords
Verb
enclose with a fence; "we fenced in our yard"
Verb
receive stolen goods
n.
That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a
protection; a cover; security; shield.
n.
An inclosure about a field or other space, or about any
object; especially, an inclosing structure of wood, iron, or other
material, intended to prevent intrusion from without or straying from
within.
n.
A projection on the bolt, which passes through the tumbler
gates in locking and unlocking.
n.
Self-defense by the use of the sword; the art and practice
of fencing and sword play; hence, skill in debate and repartee. See
Fencing.
n.
A receiver of stolen goods, or a place where they are
received.
v. t.
To fend off danger from; to give security to; to protect;
to guard.
v. t.
To inclose with a fence or other protection; to secure by
an inclosure.
v. i.
To make a defense; to guard one's self of anything, as
against an attack; to give protection or security, as by a fence.
v. i.
To practice the art of attack and defense with the sword
or with the foil, esp. with the smallsword, using the point only.
v. i.
Hence, to fight or dispute in the manner of fencers, that
is, by thrusting, guarding, parrying, etc.
Fence
Let us be backed with God and with the seas, Which he hath given for fence impregnable.
A fence betwixt us and the victor's wrath.2.
Leaps o'er the fence with ease into the fold.
Enjoy your dear wit, and gay rhetoric, That hath so well been taught her dazzing fence.
Of dauntless courage and consummate skill in fence.5.
Fence
Vice is the more stubborn as well as the more dangerous evil, and therefore, in the first place, to be fenced against.2.
He will fence with his own shadow.3.
They fence and push, and, pushing, loudly roar; Their dewlaps and their sides are bated in gore.
As when a billow, blown against, Falls back, the voice with which I fenced A little ceased, but recommenced.
That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a protection; a cover; security; shield.
To make a defense; to guard one's self of anything, as against an attack; to give protection or security, as by a fence.
Usage Examples
This is my 20th year in the sport. I've known swimming and that's it. I don't want to swim past age 30 if I continue after this Olympics, and come back in 2016, I'll be 31. I'm looking forward to being able to see the other side of the fence.
Some of us may just, in one-on-one conversations with our family, with our friends, over the back fence with our neighbors, talk about the reality of our lives and realize that we're not alone, that we have a right to be physically safe and emotionally safe in our own homes.
Really, each era has its own false nostalgia. We all put a picket fence up around something. For my generation it was the '50s, and for other generations it will be something else. Change is scary for everyone, as is complexity, contradiction, and an uncertain future.
My dreams were always small and puny. All I ever needed was a little house with a little picket fence by the sea. Little did I know that I would live in Malacanang Palace for 20 years and visit all the major palaces of mankind. And then also meet ordinary citizens and the leaders of superpowers.
They claim this mother of ours, the Earth, for their own use, and fence their neighbors away from her, and deface her with their buildings and their refuse.
My wife and I had decided not to let anybody take pictures of our home because it was just the last place on earth we had that was unscathed. But people have climbed over the fence they've taken aerial shots. They've gotten my address and put it on the Internet.
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Other Usage ExamplesThe only fence against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.
Children don't just play any more - they're far too busy learning to fence and taking extra French classes. In the end, you're actually doing more damage to your children by trying to hot-house them. It's far better to remain a calm parent.
It's all kind of a big illusion: the white picket fence and the perfect marriage and the kids. Check that box off, check that box off, and move forward.
There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves.
If you're lucky like me, your relationship with your brother has resolved itself on the peaceful side of the fence and has stayed there. But if you're someone who's got a family that's all fractured and finding it hard to relate, that's a very sad place to be.
I am not someone who believes we should build a fence around our country but I do believe there ought to be some fairness with respect to the rules of this globalization.
I always loved the way music made me feel. I did sports at school and all, but when I got home, it was just music. Everybody in my neighborhood loved music. I could jump the back fence and be in the park where there were ghetto blasters everywhere.
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