fence off
Enclose with barriers
To fence off is to separate or enclose an area with a barrier: They fenced off the construction site.
The phrase often implies restricting access or creating boundaries: The contaminated zone was fenced off from the public.
Figuratively, it can mean to isolate or set apart: She fenced off that part of her life from everyone.
- encloseShut in on all sides
- barricadeObstacle blocking a path
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- partitionBarrier separating spaces
- hedgeBoundary of planted shrubs
blockade · palisade · pen in · keep out · shut out · no trespassing · private property · separate · isolate · perimeter · railing · restrict · exclusion · divide · exclude · contain · keep at bay · wire
- expressions about containmentboxed in, bottled up, hemmed in, penned in, locked in
- boundariesboundary, boundary line, borders, border, edges
access and enclosure
fence offopen up
Reveal inner thoughts
let in · admit · unlock · throw open · unbar
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