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| fences | |
| 1. n. plural of fence |  |
| fence | |
| 1. n. A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or a house perimeter. | |
| 2. n. Someone who hides or buys and sells stolen goods, a criminal middleman for transactions of stolen goods. | |
| 3. n. The place whence such a middleman operates. | |
| 4. n. Skill in oral debate. | |
| 5. n. (obsolete) The art or practice of fencing. | |
| 6. n. A guard or guide on machinery. | |
| 7. n. (figuratively) A barrier, for example an emotional barrier. | |
| 8. n. (computing, programming) A memory barrier. | |
| 9. v. To enclose, contain or separate by building fence. | |
| 10. v. To defend or guard. | |
| 11. v. To engage in the selling or buying of stolen goods. | |
| 12. v. (intransitive, sports) To engage in (the sport) fencing. | |
| 13. v. (intransitive, equestrianism) To jump over a fence. | |
