fence vs overpass

fence

noun
  • A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc. 

  • A memory barrier. 

  • Skill in oral debate. 

  • Someone who hides or buys and sells stolen goods, a criminal middleman for transactions of stolen goods. 

  • A guard or guide on machinery. 

  • The place whence such a middleman operates. 

  • A barrier, for example an emotional barrier. 

verb
  • To enclose, contain or separate by building fence. 

  • To engage in the sport of fencing. 

  • To engage in the selling or buying of stolen goods. 

  • To jump over a fence. 

  • To conceal the truth by giving equivocal answers; to hedge; to be evasive. 

  • To defend or guard. 

overpass

noun
  • A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc. 

verb
  • To pass above something, as when flying or moving on a higher road. 

  • To exceed, overstep, or transcend a limit, threshold, or goal. 

  • To disregard, skip, or miss something. 

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