What does fence mean?
Definitions for fence
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Princeton's WordNet
fence, fencingnoun
a barrier that serves to enclose an area
fenceverb
a dealer in stolen property
fence, fence inverb
enclose with a fence
"we fenced in our yard"
fenceverb
receive stolen goods
fenceverb
fight with fencing swords
wall, palisade, fence, fence in, surroundverb
surround with a wall in order to fortify
argue, contend, debate, fenceverb
have an argument about something
Wiktionary
fencenoun
A thin, human-constructed barrier which separates two pieces of land or a house perimeter.
fencenoun
A middleman for transactions of stolen goods.
fencenoun
The place whence such a middleman operates.
fencenoun
Skill in oral debate.
fencenoun
The art or practice of fencing.
fencenoun
A guard or guide on machinery.
fencenoun
A barrier, for example an emotional barrier.
fenceverb
To enclose, contain or separate by building fence.
fenceverb
To defend or guard.
fenceverb
To engage in the selling or buying of stolen goods.
fenceverb
To engage in (the sport) fencing.
fenceverb
To jump over a fence.
Etymology: The original meaning is "the act of defending", from Middle French defens (see defence), adopted in the 14th century.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Fencenoun
Etymology: from defence.
That proved not fence enough to the reputation of their oppressors. Decay of Piety.
There’s no fence against inundations, earthquakes, or hurricanes. Roger L'Estrange, Fable 167.
To put them out of their parents view, at a great distance, is to expose them to the greatest dangers of their whole life, when they have the least fence and guard against them. John Locke.
Let us bear this awful corps to Cæsar,
And lay it in his sight, that it may stand
A fence betwixt us and the victor’s wrath. Joseph Addison, Cato.In vain did nature’s wise command
Divide the waters from the land,
If daring ships, and men prophane,
Invade th’ inviolable main;
Th’ eternal fences overleap,
And pass at will the boundless deep. John Dryden, Horace.Shall I mention make
Of the vast mound that binds the Lucrine lake?
Or the disdainful sea, that, shut from thence,
Roars round the structure, and invades the fence? Dryden.Employ their wiles and unavailing care,
To pass the fences and surprise the fair. Alexander Pope.I bruised my skin th’ other day, with playing at sword and dagger with a master of fence. William Shakespeare, Merry Wives of Winds.
I’ll prove it on his body, if he dare,
Despite his nice fence and his active practice. William Shakespeare.To Fenceverb
Th’ inhabitants each pasture and each plain
Destroyed have, each field to waste is lade;
In fenced towers bestowed is their grain,
Before thou cam’st this kingdom to invade. Edward Fairfax, b. ii.He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and set darkness in my paths. Job xix. 8.
Thou hast cloathed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones and sinews. Job x.
He went about to make a bridge to a strong city, which was fenced about with walls. 2 Mac. xii. 13.
See that the churchyard be fenced in with a decent rail, or other inclosure. John Ayliffe, Parergon.
So much of adders wisdom I have learnt,
To fence my ear against thy sorceries. John Milton, Agonistes.With love to friend, th’ impatient lover went,
Fenc’d from the thorns, and trod the deep descent. Dryden.To Fenceverb
He having got some iron, should have it beaten into swords, and put into his servants hands to fence with, and bang one another. John Locke.
Vice is the more stubborn as well as the more dangerous evil, and therefore in the first place to be fenced against. John Locke.
If a throttle sing, he falls strait a capering:
He will fence with his own shadow. William Shakespeare, Merch. of Venice.A beauteous heifer in the wood is bred;
The stooping warriors, aiming head to head,
Engage their clashing horns; with dreadful sound
The forest rattles, and the rocks rebound;
They fence and push, and, pushing, loudly roar,
Their dewlaps and their sides are bath’d in gore. Dryden.A man that cannot fence will keep out of bullies and gamesters company. John Locke.
These, being polemical arts, could no more be learned alone than fencing or cudgelplaying. Scriblerus Club , Ma. Sc.
Wikipedia
Fence
A fence is a structure that encloses an area, typically outdoors, and is usually constructed from posts that are connected by boards, wire, rails or netting. A fence differs from a wall in not having a solid foundation along its whole length.Alternatives to fencing include a ditch (sometimes filled with water, forming a moat).
ChatGPT
fence
A fence is a structure, usually made of wood, metal, or plastic, that serves as a boundary, barrier, or means of protection. It is typically used in houses, farms or properties to enclose or separate an area and to prevent unwanted intrusion.
Webster Dictionary
Fencenoun
that which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a protection; a cover; security; shield
Fencenoun
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
Fencenoun
a projection on the bolt, which passes through the tumbler gates in locking and unlocking
Fencenoun
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
Fencenoun
a receiver of stolen goods, or a place where they are received
Fenceverb
to fend off danger from; to give security to; to protect; to guard
Fenceverb
to inclose with a fence or other protection; to secure by an inclosure
Fenceverb
to make a defense; to guard one's self of anything, as against an attack; to give protection or security, as by a fence
Fenceverb
to practice the art of attack and defense with the sword or with the foil, esp. with the smallsword, using the point only
Fenceverb
hence, to fight or dispute in the manner of fencers, that is, by thrusting, guarding, parrying, etc
Etymology: [Abbrev. from defence.]
Wikidata
Fence
A fence is a freestanding structure designed to restrict or prevent movement across a boundary. Fences are generally distinguished from walls by the lightness of their construction and their purpose. Walls are usually barriers made from solid brick or concrete, blocking vision as well as passage, while fences are used more frequently to provide visual sectioning of spaces. Alternatives to fencing include a ditch.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Fence
fens, n. a wall or hedge for enclosing animals or for protecting land: the art of fencing: defence: a receiver of stolen goods, also a receiving-house.—v.t. to enclose with a fence: to fortify.—v.i. to practise fencing: to conceal the truth by equivocal answers.—adjs. Fenced, enclosed with a fence; Fence′less, without fence or enclosure, open.—n. Fenc′er, one who practises fencing with a sword.—adj. Fenc′ible, capable of being fenced or defended.—n.pl. Fenc′ibles, volunteer regiments raised for local defence during a special crisis: militia enlisted for home service.—p.adj. Fenc′ing, defending or guarding.—n. the act of erecting a fence: the art of attack and defence with a sword or other weapon.—n. Fenc′ing-mas′ter, one who teaches fencing.—Fence the tables, in the ancient usage of Scotland, to debar from partaking in communion those guilty of any known sin.—Sit on the fence, to be still hesitating as between two opinions; Sunk fence, a ditch or water-course. [Abbrev. of defence.]
The New Hacker's Dictionary
fence
n. 1. A sequence of one or more distinguished (out-of-band) characters (or other data items), used to delimit a piece of data intended to be treated as a unit (the computer-science literature calls this a sentinel). The NUL (ASCII 0000000) character that terminates strings in C is a fence. Hex FF is also (though slightly less frequently) used this way. See zigamorph. 2. An extra data value inserted in an array or other data structure in order to allow some normal test on the array's contents also to function as a termination test. For example, a highly optimized routine for finding a value in an array might artificially place a copy of the value to be searched for after the last slot of the array, thus allowing the main search loop to search for the value without having to check at each pass whether the end of the array had been reached. 3. [among users of optimizing compilers] Any technique, usually exploiting knowledge about the compiler, that blocks certain optimizations. Used when explicit mechanisms are not available or are overkill. Typically a hack: “I call a dummy procedure there to force a flush of the optimizer's register-coloring info” can be expressed by the shorter “That's a fence procedure”.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
fence
A palisade. Also, the arm of the hammer-spring of a gun-lock.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
fence
Self-defense by the use of the sword; fencing; the art and practice of fencing or sword-play.
British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'fence' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2881
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'fence' in Nouns Frequency: #1699
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fence in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of fence in a Sentence
I think they brought him in specifically because, frankly, he’s not a Chinese national, and Singapore traditionally straddles the fence of these worlds, and they’re quite good at it, geopolitically.
But if you come over the( border) fence, you are right there within a foot of the canal.
Don't ever take a fence down until you know the reason it was put up.
The first lesson that we had, there were 60 balls in the basket, and all 60 balls went over the fence.
We have mixed emotions, we caught a lot of flack from our friends who are on the fence.
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- سور, سياجArabic
- плот, агароджа, парканBelarusian
- ограждам, фехтувам се, оградаBulgarian
- tancaCatalan, Valencian
- ohrada, oplocení, oplotit, šermovat, plotCzech
- Hag, Fence, einfriedigen, einhegen, umfrieden, umfriedigen, einhagen, Zaun, Fenz, Mittelsmann, befrieden, einfrieden, einzäunen, umzäunen, fenzen, zäunenGerman
- ξιφομαχώ, περίφραξη, μάντρα, περιφράσσω, φράζω, φράχτης, κλεπταποδόχοςGreek
- skermiEsperanto
- barda, cercar, perista, reducidor, cerca, cerramiento, valla, setoSpanish
- aita, välittää, miekkaillaFinnish
- clôturer, clôture, receleur/euseFrench
- callaidScottish Gaelic
- cleigh, kionneyder griuManx
- גדר, גידרHebrew
- kerítés, orgazdaHungarian
- ցանկապատ, չափարArmenian
- pagar, perantaraIndonesian
- fencagarIdo
- girðingIcelandic
- steccato, siepe, ricettatore, recinto, palizzata, cinta, barriera, riparoItalian
- 塀, 垣根, 垣, 囲いJapanese
- ღობე, გალავანიGeorgian
- 울타리, 담Korean
- saepēsLatin
- tvoraLithuanian
- taiepa, taiapa, tautāteteMāori
- се мечува, ограда, оградува, мечуваMacedonian
- pagarMalay
- gjerdeNorwegian
- hek, omheiningDutch
- gjerdeNorwegian Nynorsk
- paser, ogradzać, płot, ogrodzeniePolish
- cerca, cercar, esgrimirPortuguese
- gard, scrimaRomanian
- ограда, ограждение, огора́живать, барыга, забор, изгородь, скупщик краденого, огороди́ть, фехтоватьRussian
- плот, ograda, ограда, plotSerbo-Croatian
- plot, oplotenie, ohradaSlovak
- ograjaSlovene
- staket, hälareSwedish
- uaSwahili
- வேலிTamil
- รั้วThai
- огорожа, тин, парканUkrainian
- hàng ràoVietnamese
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