to fence

Definition von to fence im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: The art or practice of fencing
I bruised my shin th' other day with playing at sword and dagger with a master of fence.; A guard or guide on machinery; A middleman for transactions of stolen goods; (equestrian) To jump over a fence; To engage in (the sport) fencing
Challenges are flying right and left between these bully-swordsmen, these spadassinicides, and poor devils of the robe who have never learnt to fence with anything but a quill.; To engage in the selling or buying of stolen goods; Skill in oral debate; A thin, human-constructed barrier which separates two pieces of land or a house perimeter
There was a weak place in the fence separating the two inclosures.; {v} to practice fencing, guard, defend, inclose; a barrier that serves to enclose an area; To defend or guard; Decorative structure built to provide your horse something to chew on; A horizontal line separating one or more footnotes from the body text of a page; A middleman for transactions of stolen goods. Category: Occupations; The martial activity of fencing; a guide for ripping lumber on a table saw; That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a protection; a cover; security; shield; with the smallsword, using the point only; a series of wells aligned in a row; To fend off danger from; to give security to; to protect; to guard; surround with a wall in order to fortify; The place whence such a middleman operates; An accessory structure intended for use as a barrier to property ingress or egress, a screen from an objectionable vista, noise and/or for decorative use; The hearing threshold level above which a material impairment of hearing is considered to have occurred; n 1 A sequence of one or more distinguished ({out-of-band}) characters (or other data items), used to delimit a piece of data intended to be treated as a unit (the computer-science literature calls this a `sentinel') The NUL (ASCII 0000000) character that terminates strings in C is a fence Hex FF is also (though slightly less frequently) used this way See {zigamorph} 2 [among users of optimizing compilers] Any technique, usually exploiting knowledge about the compiler, that blocks certain optimizations Used when explicit mechanisms are not available or are overkill Typically a hack: "I call a dummy procedure there to force a flush of the optimizer's register-coloring info" can be expressed by the shorter "That's a fence procedure"; enclose with a fence; "we fenced in our yard"; receive stolen goods; If you sit on the fence, you avoid supporting a particular side in a discussion or argument. They are sitting on the fence and refusing to commit themselves; have an argument about something; a small fixed aerodynamic device running fore and aft (chord-wise) on a wing or hull, usually on the upper surface; also "deck fence" or "deck trap," an upward extension of the sponson wall above the deck; fight with fencing swords; If one country tries to mend fences with another, it tries to end a disagreement or quarrel with the other country. You can also say that two countries mend fences. Washington was last night doing its best to mend fences with the Europeans, saying it understood their concerns; A projection on the bolt, which passes through the tumbler gates in locking and unlocking; Jack; A long (short) underlying position together with a long (short) out-of-the-money put and a short (long) out-of-the-money call All options must expire at the same time; An inclosure about a field or other space, or about any object; especially, an inclosing structure of wood, iron, or other material, intended to prevent intrusion from without or straying from within; A guide fence is a ledge against which timber is passed to keep it on an even path; 1 A line of readout or tracking stations for pickup of signals from an orbiting satellite; one with contacts & outlets to liquidate swag; Hence, to fight or dispute in the manner of fencers, that is, by thrusting, guarding, parrying, etc; An adjustable guide to keep the cutting edge of a tool set distance from the edge of a workpiece; {f} enclose within a fence or other barrier; separate with a fence or other barrier; protect, guard; fight with swords; practice the sport of fencing; evade a question, respond in a vague manner; sell stolen goods; receive stolen goods; a barrier that serves to enclose an area a dealer in stolen property fight with fencing swords enclose with a fence; "we fenced in our yard" receive stolen goods; The action, practice art or science of offensive and defensive swordplay; To enclose, contain or separate by building fence; Self-defense by the use of the sword; the art and practice of fencing and sword play; hence, skill in debate and repartee; To make a defense; to guard one's self of anything, as against an attack; to give protection or security, as by a fence; An adjustable guide to set and maintain the workpiece to cutting tool distance; It is a vertical obstacle In show jumping, the maximum height is 1 6 meters, and the fence is often made of materials such as hedges, fake stone, brick, planks, and poles In the three-day event, the fence is usually less than 1 2 meters high and it is made of natural materials that fit into the terrain; A vertical obstacle In show jumping, the maximum height is 1 6 meters, and the fence is often made of materials such as hedges, fake stone, brick, planks, and poles In the three-day event, the fence is usually less than 1 2 meters high and it's made of natural materials that fit into the terrain; To jump over a fence; A straight guide used to keep a board a set distance from a blade or other cutters; a dealer in stolen property; a barrier that serves to enclose an area a dealer in stolen property fight with fencing swords enclose with a fence; "we fenced in our yard"; n pagar; A fence in show jumping or horse racing is an obstacle or barrier that horses have to jump over; projection parallel to the wing chord that modifies the distribution of pressure; To practice the art of attack and defense with the sword or with the foil, esp; A receiver of stolen goods, or a place where they are received; To inclose with a fence or other protection; to secure by an inclosure; {i} railing; hedge; sport of fencing; ability to argue; one who sells stolen goods; vertical obstacle in show jumping (Sports); A boundary that designates multiple elements for simultaneous manipulation using fence tools; If you fence an area of land, you surround it with a fence. The first task was to fence the wood to exclude sheep Thomas was playing in a little fenced area full of sand; A long (short) underlying position, together with a long (short) out0of-the-money put and a short (long) out-of-the-money call All Options must expire at the same time; A fence is a barrier between two areas of land, made of wood or wire supported by posts. Villagers say the fence would restrict public access to the hills