fencing Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a barrier that serves to enclose an area
    fence.
  2. noun material for building fences
    fencing material.
  3. noun the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules)
  4. verb enclose with a fence
    fence; fence in.
    • we fenced in our yard
  5. verb receive stolen goods
    fence.
  6. verb fight with fencing swords
    fence.
  7. verb surround with a wall in order to fortify
    wall; surround; palisade; fence; fence in.
  8. verb have an argument about something
    contend; argue; debate; fence.

WordNet

Fen"cing noun
Definitions
  1. The art or practice of attack and defense with the sword, esp. with the s,allword. See Fence, v. i., 2.
  2. Disputing or debating in a manner resembling the art of fencers. Shak.
  3. The materials used for building fences. U.S.
  4. The act of building a fence.
  5. To aggregate of the fences put up for inclosure or protection; as, the fencing of a farm.

Webster 1913