What does "fencing" mean?

The art or sport of duelling with swords, especially with the 17th- to 18th-century European dueling swords and the practice weapons descended from them (sport fencing).

What is a synonym for "fencing"?

Common synonyms include: bickering, boggling, captiousness, caviling, checkers, chess.

Fencing

//ˈfɛnsɪŋ// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1
The art or sport of duelling with swords, especially with the 17th- to 18th-century European dueling swords and the practice weapons descended from them (sport fencing). countable, uncountable
"The pair both want to touch each other, and indulge in a series of fencings and parryings in the hope of attaining their desire."
2
the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules) wordnet
3
Material used to make fences, fences used as barriers or an enclosure. countable, uncountable
"Fencing was erected around the field to keep the horses in."
4
a barrier that serves to enclose an area wordnet
5
The buying and receiving of stolen goods. countable, slang, uncountable