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Verb fence in has 2 senses

• fence in(v = verb.contact) fence - enclose with a fence; "we fenced in our yard"
is one way to close in, enclose, inclose, shut in
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

• fence in(v = verb.competition) fence, palisade, surround, wall - surround with a wall in order to fortify; Array
is one way to protect
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

THESAURUS

fence in

beleaguer, beset, besiege, blockade, bottle up, bound, box in, box up, cage, chamber, check, cloister, close in, compass, confine, constrain, contain, coop, coop in, coop up, cordon, cordon off, cork up, corral, crib, detain, encage, encircle, enclose, encompass, enshrine, hedge in, hem in, hold, hold in custody, hold in restraint, house in, immure, impound, imprison, incarcerate, include, inhibit, jail, keep in, keep in custody, keep in detention, kennel, leaguer, mew, mew up, pen, pen in, pen up, pocket, pound, quarantine, rail in, restrain, restrict, seal up, shackle, shrine, shut in, shut up, stable, surround, wall in, wrap, yard, yard up

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fence in

Circumscription

VB circumscribe, limit, bound, confine, inclose, surround, compass about, imprison, hedge in, wall in, rail in, fence round, fence in, hedge round, picket, corral, enfold, bury, encase, incase, pack up, enshrine, inclasp, wrap up, embay, embosom, containment (inclusion).

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