All fence in synonyms
fence in
F f 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") 1837β1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897β1904.
- 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.