fence

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A fence (barrier)

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Singular
fence

Plural
fences

fence (plural fences)

  1. A thin, human-constructed barrier which separates two pieces of land or a house perimeter.
  2. A middleman for transactions of stolen goods.
  3. The place whence such a middleman operates.
  4. Skill in oral debate.
  5. The art or practice of fencing.
  6. A guard or guide on machinery.

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Infinitive
to fence

Third person singular
fences

Simple past
fenced

Past participle
fenced

Present participle
fencing

to fence (third-person singular simple present fences, present participle fencing, simple past and past participle fenced)

  1. (transitive) To enclose, contain or separate by building fence.
  2. (transitive) To defend or guard.
  3. (transitive) To engage in the selling or buying of stolen goods.
  4. (intransitive) To engage in (the sport) fencing.
    • 1921, Rafael Sabatini, Scaramouche,
      Challenges are flying right and left between these bully-swordsmen, these spadassinicides, and poor devils of the robe who have never learnt to fence with anything but a quill.
  5. (intransitive) (equestrian) To jump over a fence.

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  • (to sell or buy stolen goods): pawn

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