verb
Meaning 1
To enclose with a fence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- If we fence in that field, it will be a good pasture for a horse.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
fence in
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verb
Meaning 2
To restrict freedom.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, idiomatic
Examples
- Many people feel fenced in by the new rules.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
surround with a wall in order to fortify
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wall, palisade, fence, surround
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: protect
Narrower terms: stockade, circumvallate
verb
Meaning 4
enclose with a fence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- we fenced in our yard
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fence
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: enclose, close in, inclose, shut in
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: aidata — to enclose with a fence
- Ancient Greek: φράσσω (phrássō) — to enclose with a fence
- Latin: saepiō — to enclose with a fence
- Latin: circumsaepiō — to enclose with a fence
- Polish: odgradzać — to enclose with a fence
- Polish: odgrodzić — to enclose with a fence
- Finnish: rajoittaa vapautta — to restrict freedom
- Polish: ograniczać — to restrict freedom
- Polish: ograniczyć — to restrict freedom