1. The art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or épées or sabres to score points under a set of rules)
   "She won a gold medal in fencing at the Olympics"
    
2. A barrier that serves to enclose an area
   "They installed a wooden fencing around their backyard";
   - fence
    
3. Material for building fences
   "They purchased wooden fencing material to enclose their backyard";
   - fencing material

1. Enclose with a fence
   "we fenced in our yard";
   - fence in
    
2. Receive stolen goods
   "The criminal fenced the stolen jewellery"
    
3. Fight with fencing swords
   "The two athletes fenced for the gold medal"
    
4. Surround with a wall, e.g. for protection, shelter or privacy
   "They fenced the garden to keep out intruders";
   - wall, palisade, fence in, surround
    
5. Have an argument about something
   "The couple fenced about their vacation plans";
   - argue, contend, debate

Derived forms: fencings

Type of: barrier, building material, close in, combat, converse, discourse, enclose, fight, fighting, have, inclose, play, protect, receive, scrap, shut in, struggle, swordplay

Part of: fence line

Encyclopedia: Fencing