FENCE IN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Surround with a wall in order to fortify

Synonyms:

fence; fence in; palisade; surround; wall

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "fence in" is one way to...):

protect (shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "fence in"):

stockade (surround with a stockade in order to fortify)

circumvallate (surround with or as if with a rampart or other fortification)

Sentence frame:

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Meaning:

Enclose with a fence

Example:

we fenced in our yard

Synonyms:

fence; fence in

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "fence in" is one way to...):

close in; enclose; inclose; shut in (surround completely)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something