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saku

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English meaning

  • fence noun A barrier, usually made of wood, metal, or wire, marking a boundary or enclosing an area.
  • hurdle noun A barrier that a runner or horse must jump over during a race.
  • paling noun A pointed stick used to make a fence.
  • screen noun A flat surface on a device or in a cinema on which images or text are displayed.

Senses

柵 is used for these senses in English:

  • fence (figuratively) A barrier, for example an emotional barrier.
  • hurdle A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for enclosing land, for folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes.
  • paling A fence made of palings.
  • screen A material woven from fine wires intended to block animals or large particles from passing while allowing gasses, liquids and finer particles to pass.

fence — full definition

  1. noun A barrier, usually made of wood, metal, or wire, marking a boundary or enclosing an area.
  2. noun A person who buys and resells stolen goods.
  3. verb To enclose land with a fence.
  4. verb To compete in the sport of fencing, fighting with swords.
  5. verb To give evasive or deliberately vague answers to avoid a direct question.

hurdle — full definition

  1. noun A barrier that a runner or horse must jump over during a race.
  2. noun An obstacle or difficulty that must be overcome.
  3. verb To jump over something while running, or to overcome a difficulty.

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