n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: fenced ; fenc · ing
Date: 15th century
transitive verb
1 a : to enclose with a fence b (1) : to keep in or out with a fence (2) : to ward off
2 : to provide a defense for
3 : to sell (stolen property) to a fence
intransitive verb
1 a : to practice fencing b (1) : to use tactics of attack and defense resembling those of fencing (2) : to parry arguments by shifting ground
2 archaic : to provide protection
– fenc · er noun