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fence(noun, verb, move, cut, decline)
10
block(noun, verb, hindrance, ring)
9
pen(noun, verb, restrict, circle)
8
bulwark(noun, support, hold, cover, keep)
8
enclose(verb, cover, open, keep, put)
6
confine(verb, restrict, circle, ring)
6
restrict(verb, circle, ring, surround)
6
surround(verb, open, restrict, circle)
5
coop(noun, verb, restrict, circle)
5
corral(noun, verb, restrict, circle)
5
cover(verb, support, hold, keep, maintain)
5
screen(noun, verb, support, hold, cover)
4
border(noun, verb, ring, enclose)
4
cage(noun, verb, restrict, circle)
4
encircle(verb, cover, open, restrict)
4
immure(verb, restrict, circle, ring)
3
defend(verb, support, cover, keep, secure)
3
guard against(expression, hold, maintain, oppose, secure)
3
obstruct(verb, hindrance, ring, enclose)
3
oppose(verb, hold, maintain, secure, resist)
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