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Definitions for Fencing

[1] the art, practice, or sport in which an épée, foil, or saber is used for defense and attack.
[2] a parrying of arguments; avoidance of direct answers: political fencing on important issues.
[3] an enclosure or railing.
[4] fences collectively.
[5] material for fences.
[6] a barrier enclosing or bordering a field, yard, etc., usually made of posts and wire or wood, used to prevent entrance, to confine, or to mark a boundary.
[7] Informal . a person who receives and disposes of stolen goods.
[8] the place of business of such a person.
[9] the act, practice, art, or sport of fencing.
[10] skill in argument, repartee, etc.
[11] Machinery . a guard or guide, as for regulating the movements of a tool or work.
[12] Carpentry . a slotted guide used especially with a framing square to lay out cuts on rafters and staircase strings.
[13] Archaic . a means of defense; a bulwark.
[14] to enclose by some barrier, establishing exclusive right to possession: to fence a farm.
[15] to separate by or as by a fence or fences (often followed by in, off, out, etc.): to fence off a corner of one's yard; to fence out unwholesome influences.
[16] to defend; protect; guard: The president was fenced by bodyguards wherever he went.
[17] to ward off; keep out.
[18] Informal . to sell (stolen goods) to a fence.
[19] Nautical . to reinforce (an opening in a sail or the like) by sewing on a grommet or other device.
[20] to practice the art or sport of fencing.
[21] to parry arguments; strive to avoid giving direct answers; hedge: The mayor fenced when asked if he would run again.
[22] (of a horse) to leap over a fence.
[23] Obsolete . to raise a defense.
[24] the practice, art, or sport of fighting with swords, esp the sport of using foils, épées, or sabres under a set of rules to score points
[25] wire, stakes, etc, used as fences fences collectively
[26] skilful or witty debate
[27] the avoidance of direct answers; evasiveness
[28] slang the business of buying and selling stolen property
[29] a structure that serves to enclose an area such as a garden or field, usually made of posts of timber, concrete, or metal connected by wire, netting, rails, or boards
[30] slang a dealer in stolen property
[31] an obstacle for a horse to jump in steeplechasing or showjumping
[32] machinery a guard or guide, esp in a circular saw or plane
[33] a projection usually fitted to the top surface of a sweptback aircraft wing to prevent movement of the airflow towards the wing tips
[34] mend one's fences mainly US and Canadian to restore a position or reputation that has been damaged, esp in politics to re-establish friendly relations (with someone)
[35] on the fence unable or unwilling to commit oneself
[36] over the fence Australian and NZ informal unreasonable, unfair, or unjust
[37] sit on the fence to be unable or unwilling to commit oneself
[38] (tr) to construct a fence on or around (a piece of land, etc)
[39] (tr; foll by in or off) to close (in) or separate (off) with or as if with a fence he fenced in the livestock
[40] (intr) to fight using swords or foils
[41] (intr) to evade a question or argument, esp by quibbling over minor points
[42] (intr) to engage in skilful or witty debate, repartee, etc
[43] (intr) slang to receive stolen property
[44] (tr) archaic to ward off or keep out

Words related to Fencing

swordplay

Words nearby Fencing

fence-off, fence-sitter, fencer, fencerow, fencible, fencing, fencing wire, fend, fend for oneself, fendalton tractor, fender

Origin of Fencing

e1300–50; Middle English fens, aphetic for defens defense

Other words from Fencing

fence·like , adjective
out·fence , verb (used with object), out·fenced, out·fenc·ing.
re·fence , verb (used with object), re·fenced, re·fenc·ing.
un·fence , verb (used with object), un·fenced, un·fenc·ing.
well-fenced , adjective

Word origin for Fencing

eC14 fens , shortened from defens defence

Synonyms for Fencing

swordplay, swordsmanship, foil work