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cerca — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • fence noun A barrier, usually made of wood, metal, or wire, marking a boundary or enclosing an area.
  • fencing noun The sport of duelling with swords under formal rules.

Senses

cerca is used for these senses in English:

  • fence (figuratively) A barrier, for example an emotional barrier.
  • fencing Material used to make fences, fences used as barriers or an enclosure.

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.

fencing — full definition

  1. noun The sport of duelling with swords under formal rules.
  2. noun Material used to build fences, or fences collectively.
  3. noun The criminal trade of buying and reselling stolen goods.

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