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noun(fence)a means of protection : defense
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noun(fence)a barrier intended to prevent escape or intrusion or to mark a boundary; especially : such a barrier made of posts and wire or boards
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noun(fence)an immaterial barrier or boundary line
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verb(fence)to enclose with a fence
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verb(fence)to keep in or out with a fence
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verb(fence)to ward off
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idiom(fence)to improve or repair a relationship that has been damaged by an argument or disagreement
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noun(fence)a stretch of fence on rangeland especially in the western U.S. for preventing cattle from drifting from their home range
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noun(fence)worm fence
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noun(fence)a usually slatted fence placed across the path of prevailing winds to protect something (such as a building, road, or railroad track) from drifting snow by disrupting the flow of wind and causing the snow to be deposited on the lee side of the fence
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noun(fence)a ditch with a retaining wall used to divide lands without defacing a landscape —called also ha-ha
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noun(fence)a zigzag fence consisting of interlocking rails supported by crossed poles —called also snake fence, Virginia fence
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verb(fence)to put (an amount of money) aside for a specific purpose