fencing
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1. 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) (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | play, swordplay, |
| definition | : | the act using a sword (or other weapon) vigorously and skillfully (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | lunge, passado, straight thrust, |
| definition | : | (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | parry, |
| definition | : | (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | remise, |
| definition | : | (fencing) a second thrust made on the same lunge (as when your opponent fails to riposte) (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | riposte, |
| definition | : | (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge (noun.act) |
| domain member category | : | epee, |
| definition | : | a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | foil, |
| definition | : | a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | piste, |
| definition | : | a flat rectangular area for fencing bouts (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | saber, sabre, |
| definition | : | a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle (noun.artifact) |
| domain member category | : | riposte, |
| definition | : | make a return thrust (verb.motion) |
2. a barrier that serves to enclose an area (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | barrier, |
| definition | : | a structure or object that impedes free movement (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | backstop, |
| definition | : | (baseball) a fence or screen (as behind home plate) to prevent the ball from traveling out of the playing field (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | chainlink fence, |
| definition | : | a fence of steel wires woven into a diamond pattern (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | hedge, hedgerow, |
| definition | : | a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | rail fence, |
| definition | : | a fence (usually made of split logs laid across each other at an angle) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | stone wall, |
| definition | : | a fence built of rough stones; used to separate fields (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | wall, |
| definition | : | a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | weir, |
| definition | : | a fence or wattle built across a stream to catch or retain fish (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | fence line, |
| definition | : | a boundary line created by a fence (noun.location) |
3. material for building fences (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | building material, |
| definition | : | material used for constructing buildings (noun.substance) |
4. 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) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | fence, |
| definition | : | fight with fencing swords (verb.competition) |
5. a barrier that serves to enclose an area (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | fence, fence in, |
| definition | : | enclose with a fence (verb.contact) |
6. 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) (noun.act)
| derivation | : | fence, |
| definition | : | fight with fencing swords (verb.competition) |
7. a barrier that serves to enclose an area (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | fence, fence in, |
| definition | : | enclose with a fence (verb.contact) |
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