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FENCE IN
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Surround with a wall in order to fortify
Synonyms:
fence; fence in; palisade; surround; wall
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "fence in" is one way to...):
protect (shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fence in"):
stockade (surround with a stockade in order to fortify)
circumvallate (surround with or as if with a rampart or other fortification)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Enclose with a fence
Example:
we fenced in our yard
Synonyms:
fence; fence in
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "fence in" is one way to...):
close in; enclose; inclose; shut in (surround completely)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
