Antonyms for fence in
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : fens |
Phonetic Transcription : fɛns |
Definition of fence in
Origin :- early 14c., "action of defending," shortening of defens (see defense). Spelling alternated between -c- and -s- in Middle English. Sense of "enclosure" is first recorded mid-15c. on notion of "that which serves as a defense." Sense of "dealer in stolen goods" is thieves' slang, first attested c.1700, from notion of such transactions taking place under defense of secrecy. To be figuratively on the fence "uncommitted" is from 1828, perhaps from the notion of spectators at a fight, or a simple literal image: "A man sitting on the top of a fence, can jump down on either side with equal facility." [Bartlett, "Dictionary of Americanisms," 1848].
- As in imprison : verb confine; put in jail
- As in pen : verb enclose
- As in surround : verb enclose, encircle something
- As in cage : verb hold in enclosure
- As in coop : verb confine
- As in corral : verb enclose
- As in define : verb delimit, outline
- As in impound : verb confine
Synonyms for fence in
- apprehend
- bastille
- beleaguer
- belt
- beset
- besiege
- blockade
- border
- bottle up
- bound
- box
- box in
- cage
- case
- check
- circle
- circumscribe
- circumvent
- close around
- close in
- close in on
- closet
- commit
- compass
- confine
- constrain
- coop
- coop up
- corral
- curb
- delineate
- demarcate
- detain
- distinguish
- edge
- encircle
- enclave
- enclose
- encompass
- envelop
- environ
- establish
- fence in
- fix
- flank
- fringe
- gird
- girdle
- go around
- hedge
- hem
- hem in
- hold
- hold captive
- hold hostage
- hold in custody
- hold prisoner
- ice
- immure
- impound
- imprison
- incarcerate
- intern
- inundate
- invest
- jail
- keep
- keep captive
- keep in custody
- lay siege to
- limit
- lock in
- lock up
- loop
- margin
- mark
- mark out
- mew
- nab
- occlude
- outline
- pen
- put away
- put behind bars
- put under lock and key
- rail in
- remand
- restrain
- rim
- ring
- round
- seize
- send to prison
- send up
- set
- set bounds to
- settle
- shut in
- shut up
- skirt
- stake out
- stockade
- surround
- take
- take prisoner
- trammel
- trap
- verge
- wall in
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