fence in

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	fence in - enclose with a fence; "we fenced in our yard" fence inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"
	2.	fence in - surround with a wall in order to fortify palisade, wall, fence, surround protect - shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage; "Weatherbeater protects your roof from the rain" stockade - surround with a stockade in order to fortify circumvallate - surround with or as if with a rampart or other fortification

Translations

? fence in

vt sep

(lit) → einzäunen, umzäunen, mit einem Zaun umgeben

(fig) to fence somebody in → jdn in seiner Freiheit einschränken or beschränken, jds Freiheit beschneiden or einengen; don’t fence me in → lass mir meine Freiheit; to feel fenced in by restrictions → sich von Beschränkungen eingeengt fühlen