fence
♦ fence /f'ens/ (fences fencing fenced)
1 [N-COUNT]
A fence is a barrier between two areas of land, made of wood or wire supported by posts.
Villagers say the fence would restrict public access to the hills.
2 [VERB] V n, V-ed
If you fence an area of land, you surround it with a fence.
The first task was to fence the wood to exclude sheep...
Thomas was playing in a little fenced area full of sand.
3 [N-COUNT]
A fence in show jumping or horse racing is an obstacle or barrier that horses have to jump over.
4 [PHRASE] V inflects, PHR with n, pl-n PHR
If one country tries to mend fences with another, it tries to end a disagreement or quarrel with the other country. You can also say that two countries mend fences.
Washington was last night doing its best to mend fences with the Europeans, saying it understood their concerns...
5 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you sit on the fence, you avoid supporting a particular side in a discussion or argument.
They are sitting on the fence and refusing to commit themselves...fence in
1 [PHRASAL VERB] V P n
If you fence something in, you surround it completely with a fence.
He plans to fence in about 100 acres of his ranch five miles north of town.
2 [PHRASAL VERB] usu passive, be V-ed P, V-ed P
If you are fenced in by someone or something, they are so close to you that you are unable to move or leave.
She was basically fenced in by what the military wanted to do...
He put his hand on the post behind her so that he had her fenced in and could look down on her.pick|et fence (picket fences)
[N-COUNT]
A picket fence is a fence made of pointed wooden sticks fixed into the ground, with pieces of wood nailed across them.
1 [N-COUNT]
A fence is a barrier between two areas of land, made of wood or wire supported by posts.
Villagers say the fence would restrict public access to the hills.
2 [VERB] V n, V-ed
If you fence an area of land, you surround it with a fence.
The first task was to fence the wood to exclude sheep...
Thomas was playing in a little fenced area full of sand.
3 [N-COUNT]
A fence in show jumping or horse racing is an obstacle or barrier that horses have to jump over.
4 [PHRASE] V inflects, PHR with n, pl-n PHR
If one country tries to mend fences with another, it tries to end a disagreement or quarrel with the other country. You can also say that two countries mend fences.
Washington was last night doing its best to mend fences with the Europeans, saying it understood their concerns...
5 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you sit on the fence, you avoid supporting a particular side in a discussion or argument.
They are sitting on the fence and refusing to commit themselves...fence in
1 [PHRASAL VERB] V P n
If you fence something in, you surround it completely with a fence.
He plans to fence in about 100 acres of his ranch five miles north of town.
2 [PHRASAL VERB] usu passive, be V-ed P, V-ed P
If you are fenced in by someone or something, they are so close to you that you are unable to move or leave.
She was basically fenced in by what the military wanted to do...
He put his hand on the post behind her so that he had her fenced in and could look down on her.pick|et fence (picket fences)
[N-COUNT]
A picket fence is a fence made of pointed wooden sticks fixed into the ground, with pieces of wood nailed across them.