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fence

გამოთქმა: /fɛns/

არსებითი სახელი

Universal
  • 1a barrier, railing, or other upright structure, typically of wood or wire, enclosing an area of ground to prevent or control access or escape.
  • a large upright obstacle in steeplechasing, showjumping, or cross-country.
  • 2a guard or guide on a plane, saw, or other tool.
  • 3 informal a person who deals in stolen goods.

ზმნა

Universal
  • 1surround or protect with a fence:our garden was not fully fenced
  • (fence something in/off) enclose or separate an area with a fence:a small plantation of young trees had been fenced off
  • (fence someone/thing out) use a barrier to exclude someone or something:walkers may find themselves fenced out of the moor
  • 2 informal buy or sell (stolen goods): after stealing your ring, he didn’t even know how to fence it
  • 3 [no object] engage in the sport of fencing.
  • conduct a discussion or argument in an evasive way:twelve months of fencing with McLaren had taken a toll his nerves

mend (one's) fences

see mend.

over the fence

Australian/NZ informal unreasonable or unacceptable.

side of the fence

used to refer to either of the opposing positions or interests involved in a particular situation:whatever side of the fence you are on, the debate on conventional versus organic farming is not going to disappear

sit on the fence

avoid making a decision or choice.

fenceless

adjective

fencer

noun

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