at) a fence
31fence off — index demarcate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
32fence\ in — • fence in • hedge in • hem in v To keep (someone) from doing what he or she would like to do. Usually used in the passive. Mary felt fenced in because her father would not let her drive a car or have dates with boys. John didn t like his job… …
33fence\ with — • fence with • spar with v To talk with (someone) as if you were fighting like a swordsman or boxer; to give skillful answers or arguments against (someone). The governor was an expert at fencing with reporters at press conferences …
34fence — vb 1 *enclose, envelop, pen, coop, corral, cage, wall Analogous words: confine, circumscribe, *limit: *surround, gird, environ 2 *dodge, parry, sidestep, duck, shirk, malinger Analogous words: evade, avoid, shun, elude (see …
35fence-mending — fence′ mend ing n. cvb inf the reestablishing or improving of contacts or relationships, esp. in politics, as after a dispute or estrangement • Etymology: 1940–45; amer …
36fence-month — fence month, or defense month In old English law, a period of time, occurring in the middle of summer, during which it was unlawful to hunt deer in the forest, that being their fawning season. Probably so called because the deer were then… …
37fence-month — fence month, or defense month In old English law, a period of time, occurring in the middle of summer, during which it was unlawful to hunt deer in the forest, that being their fawning season. Probably so called because the deer were then… …
38fence-mending — [fens′men΄diŋ] n. the act or process of repairing or reestablishing relations, as between political factions …
39fence-sit|ter — «FEHNS SIHT uhr», noun. Informal. a person, group, or nation reserving decision to join either side in a controversy …
40fence-strad|dler — «FEHNS STRAD uhr», noun. U.S. Informal. a person who tries to get along with both sides in a controversy …
