fence sth off
— phrasal verb with fence uk/fens/us/fens/verb [ I ]
to separate an area with a fence in order to stop people or animals from entering it:
The hill had been fenced off to prevent animals from grazing on it.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- beset
- border
- box sb/sth in
- dunk
- fence sth in
- flood
- gather
- gift-wrap
- gift-wrapped
- girdle
- steep
- surround
- swallow
- wound 1
- wrap
- wrap (sb) up
- wrap sth around sb/sth
- wrapped
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Parts of buildings: fences & rails