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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

ride fence en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To ride alongside the fence that borders a ranch, to identify and fix any breaches.
  2. (idiomatic) To proactively maintain or police social or personal boundaries.
  3. (idiomatic, proscribed) To sit on the fence; to remain neutral on a certain topic, to not have a stance or opinion.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
ride fences alternative lexicographic
rode fence Tense=Past lexicographic
rides fence Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
riding fence Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
ridden fence Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic