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fence sth in
[ M ]
to build a fence around an area
• She would need to fence in the field if she was to keep a horse there., fence sth off
[ M ]
to separate an area with a fence in order to stop people or animals from entering it
• The hill had been fenced off to stop animals grazing on it., fence sb in
[ often passive ] informal
to limit someone's activity in an annoying or discouraging way
• I feel a bit fenced in at work because my boss won't let me apply for promotion.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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noun ADJ. high | low | barbed-wire, chain-link, iron, mesh, metal, picket, wire, wooden There was a cottage garden at the front and a white picket fence. | electric | boundary, garden, perimeter, security the airport perimeter fence | political (figurative) a proposal favoured by people on both sides of the political fence VERB + FENCE build, erect, put up | climb (over), jump (over) FENCE + NOUN post PREP. over a/the ~ She leaned over the fence. | ~ around/round a fence around the site
Oxford Collocations Dictionary