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Definition of fence in phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fence in

phrasal verb
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fence somebody/something in [often passive]
  1. to surround somebody/something with a fence
    • The small grass patch was fenced in.
  2. to limit somebody’s freedom synonym hem in
    • She felt fenced in by domestic routine.
    see also ring-fence
See fence in in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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