Substantiv

1. 1. scrimă
2. 2. gard
3. 3. zăplaz
4. 4. ascunzătoare pentru lucruri furate

Verb intranzitiv

1. 5. a face scrimă
2. 6. a se apăra
3. 7. a para [un argument]
4. 8. a eluda [o chestiune]
5. 9. [dcai] a sări garduri
6. 10. a fi tăinuitor de lucruri furate

Verb tranzitiv

1. 11. [from
2. 12. against] a apăra
3. 13. a pune la adăpost
4. 14. [with
5. 15. by] a împrejmui
6. 16. a îngrădi [cu]
7. 17. [off] a îndepărta
8. 18. a da la o parte
9. 19. a nu lua parte

Expresii

1. 20. to sit on the fence = a rămâne neutru
2. 21. to come down on the right side of the fence = a trece de partea câştigătorului

Explicatie DEX:

• FENCE, 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.
• FENCE, Informal. a person who receives and disposes of stolen goods.
• FENCE, the place of business of such a person.
• FENCE, the act, practice, art, or sport of fencing.
• FENCE, skill in argument, repartee, etc.
• FENCE, Machinery. a guard or guide, as for regulating the movements of a tool or work.
• FENCE, Carpentry. a slotted guide used especially with a framing square to lay out cuts on rafters and staircase strings.
• FENCE, Archaic. a means of defense; a bulwark.
• FENCE, to enclose by some barrier, establishing exclusive right to possession: to fence a farm.
• FENCE, 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.