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fencing
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fencing
n.
art of sword fighting; fences; material for constructing fences; use of witty remarks to avoid answering direct questions
fence
v.
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
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Fencing
Fencing, also called Olympic fencing emerged as a competitive sport at the end of the 19th century, with the Italian school having modified the "classical fencing", and the French school having later refined the Italian system. Modern fencing uses three weapons, and so is divided respectively into three competitive scenes: foil, sabre (spelt "saber" in the United States) and épée. Most (but not all) competitive fencers choose to specialise in one of these only.
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fencing
Noun
1. a barrier that serves to enclose an area
(synonym) fence
(hypernym) barrier
(hyponym) backstop
(part-holonym) fence line
(derivation) fence, fence in
2. material for building fences
(synonym) fencing material
(hypernym) building material
3. 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)
(hypernym) fight, fighting, combat, scrap
(derivation) fence
fence
Noun
1. a barrier that serves to enclose an area
(synonym) fencing
(hypernym) barrier
(hyponym) backstop
(part-holonym) fence line
(derivation) fence in
2. a dealer in stolen property
(hypernym) trader, bargainer, dealer, monger
(classification) colloquialism
Verb
1. enclose with a fence; "we fenced in our yard"
(synonym) fence in
(hypernym) enclose, inclose, shut in
(derivation) fencing
2. receive stolen goods
(hypernym) receive, have
3. fight with fencing swords
(hypernym) fight, struggle
(hyponym) parry, block, deflect
(derivation) fencer, swordsman
4. surround with a wall in order to fortify
(synonym) wall, palisade, fence in, surround
(hypernym) protect
(hyponym) stockade
(derivation) fencing
5. have an argument about something
(synonym) argue, contend, debate
(hypernym) converse, discourse
(hyponym) stickle
(entail) disagree, differ, dissent, take issue
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fencing
n.
šerm
fence
v.
oplotit (co); obehnat (koho/co) plotem; omezit koho; šermovat
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fencing
Rzecz.
szermierka, fechtunek; ogrodzenie
fence
Czas.
ogradzać; uprawiać szermierkę; fechtować
