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fence in

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Verb1.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
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? 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
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