Dictionary entry details
• FENCE (noun)
Meaning:
A barrier that serves to enclose an area
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
fence; fencing
Hypernyms ("fence" is a kind of...):
barrier (a structure or object that impedes free movement)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fence"):
backstop ((baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field)
chainlink fence (a fence of steel wires woven into a diamond pattern)
hedge; hedgerow (a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes)
paling; picket fence (a fence made of upright pickets)
rail fence (a fence (usually made of split logs laid across each other at an angle))
stone wall (a fence built of rough stones; used to separate fields)
wall (a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden))
weir (a fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish)
Holonyms ("fence" is a part of...):
fence line (a boundary line created by a fence)
Meaning:
A dealer in stolen property
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("fence" is a kind of...):
bargainer; dealer; monger; trader (someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
• FENCE (verb)
Meaning:
Enclose with a fence
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
fence; fence in
Context example:
we fenced in our yard
Hypernyms (to "fence" is one way to...):
close in; enclose; inclose; shut in (surround completely)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Receive stolen goods
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "fence" is one way to...):
have; receive (get something; come into possession of)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Fight with fencing swords
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "fence" is one way to...):
contend; fight; struggle (be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fence"):
block; deflect; parry (impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Surround with a wall in order to fortify
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
wall; palisade; fence in; fence; surround
Hypernyms (to "fence" is one way to...):
protect (shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fence"):
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
Meaning:
Have an argument about something
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
argue; contend; debate; fence
Hypernyms (to "fence" is one way to...):
converse; discourse (carry on a conversation)
"Fence" entails doing...:
differ; disagree; dissent; take issue (be of different opinions)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fence"):
stickle (dispute or argue stubbornly (especially minor points))
spar (fight verbally)
bicker; brabble; niggle; pettifog; quibble; squabble (argue over petty things)
altercate; argufy; dispute; quarrel; scrap (have a disagreement over something)
oppose (be against; express opposition to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
