"fence" meaning in English

See fence in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: fence, fence, fences
  1. ο φράχτης
    Sense id: el-fence-en-noun-D3eLpcB0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sit on the fence

Verb

Forms: fence, fence, fences, fenced, fenced, fencing
  1. φράζω, περικλείω, κλείνω μέσα σε φράχτη
    Sense id: el-fence-en-verb-0bXSAhoj
  2. ξιφομαχώ, κάνω ξιφασκία
    Sense id: el-fence-en-verb-YNlAJNP- Categories (other): Αθλητισμός (αγγλικά)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fencing

Inflected forms

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fence"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-noun-s",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fence",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fences",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "sit on the fence"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A wooden fence surrounds the garden.",
          "translation": "Ένας ξύλινος φράχτης περιβάλλει τον κήπο."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ο φράχτης"
      ],
      "id": "el-fence-en-noun-D3eLpcB0"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fence"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fence"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-verb-'love'",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fence",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεστώτας"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fences",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fenced",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αόριστος"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fenced",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fencing",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "fencing"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He fenced the field with barbed wire.",
          "translation": "Έφραξε/Περιέκλεισε το χωράφι με αγκαθωτό σύρμα."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "φράζω, περικλείω, κλείνω μέσα σε φράχτη"
      ],
      "id": "el-fence-en-verb-0bXSAhoj",
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Αθλητισμός (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ξιφομαχώ, κάνω ξιφασκία"
      ],
      "id": "el-fence-en-verb-YNlAJNP-",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αμετάβατο",
        "αθλητισμός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fence"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fence"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-noun-s",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fence",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fences",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "sit on the fence"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "A wooden fence surrounds the garden.",
          "translation": "Ένας ξύλινος φράχτης περιβάλλει τον κήπο."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ο φράχτης"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fence"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fence"
    },
    {
      "form": "en-verb-'love'",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fence",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεστώτας"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fences",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fenced",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αόριστος"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fenced",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fencing",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "fencing"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He fenced the field with barbed wire.",
          "translation": "Έφραξε/Περιέκλεισε το χωράφι με αγκαθωτό σύρμα."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "φράζω, περικλείω, κλείνω μέσα σε φράχτη"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "μεταβατικό"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Αθλητισμός (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ξιφομαχώ, κάνω ξιφασκία"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "αμετάβατο",
        "αθλητισμός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "fence"
}

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