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All fence in synonyms

fence in
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verb fence in

  • delimit β€” If you delimit something, you fix or establish its limits.
  • confine β€” To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group.
  • delineate β€” If you delineate something such as an idea or situation, you describe it or define it, often in a lot of detail.
  • set β€” to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
  • mark β€” Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837–1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897–1904.
  • limit β€” the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
  • distinguish β€” to mark off as different (often followed by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height.
  • seize β€” to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
  • apprehend β€” If the police apprehend someone, they catch them and arrest them.
  • commit β€” If someone commits a crime or a sin, they do something illegal or bad.
  • remand β€” to send back, remit, or consign again.
  • inundate β€” to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.
  • besiege β€” If you are besieged by people, many people want something from you and continually bother you.
  • ring β€” a male given name.
  • circle β€” A circle is a shape consisting of a curved line completely surrounding an area. Every part of the line is the same distance from the centre of the area.
  • incarcerate β€” to imprison; confine.
  • hem β€” to fold back and sew down the edge of (cloth, a garment, etc.); form an edge or border on or around.
  • mew β€” a cage for hawks, especially while molting.
  • immure β€” to enclose within walls.
  • pen β€” a female swan.
  • jail β€” a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
  • imprison β€” to confine in or as if in a prison.
  • restrain β€” to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress: to restrain one's temper.
  • confine β€” To confine something to a particular place or group means to prevent it from spreading beyond that place or group.
  • impound β€” to shut up in a pound or other enclosure, as a stray animal.
  • intern β€” to restrict to or confine within prescribed limits, as prisoners of war, enemy aliens, or combat troops who take refuge in a neutral country.
  • keep β€” to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
  • trap β€” a ladder or ladderlike device used to reach a loft, attic, etc.
  • corral β€” In North America, a corral is a space surrounded by a fence where cattle or horses are kept.
  • cage β€” A cage is a structure of wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are kept.
  • rim β€” the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
  • girdle β€” a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
  • fix β€” to repair; mend.
  • bound β€” Bound is the past tense and past participle of bind.
  • surround β€” to enclose on all sides; encompass: She was surrounded by reporters.
  • edge β€” a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
  • flank β€” the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip.
  • gird β€” to gibe or jeer at; taunt.
  • settle β€” to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
  • verge β€” the edge, rim, or margin of something: the verge of a desert; to operate on the verge of fraud.
  • compass β€” A compass is an instrument that you use for finding directions. It has a dial and a magnetic needle that always points to the north.
  • curb β€” If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.
  • circumscribe β€” If someone's power or freedom is circumscribed, it is limited or restricted.
  • border β€” The border between two countries or regions is the dividing line between them. Sometimes the border also refers to the land close to this line.
  • demarcate β€” If you demarcate something, you establish its boundaries or limits.
  • belt β€” A belt is a strip of leather or cloth that you fasten round your waist.
  • take β€” to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
  • hold β€” to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • nab β€” to arrest or capture.
  • constrain β€” To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way.
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