fence

[1]	enclose , fence in , encircle , surround , circumscribe , bound , coop , restrict , hedge , confine , fortify , protect , separate
[2]	parry , avoid , fend off , sidestep , dodge , evade , hedge , stonewall , equivocate , palter , tergiversate , vacillate , shilly-shally , quibble , cavil , beat about the bush , qualify , prevaricate , (Colloq) (Brit) waffle
[3]	wall , palisade , fence in , surround
[4]	argue , contend , debate

[1]	barrier , fencing , enclosure , barricade , confine , wall , rampart , railing(s) , palisade
[2]	on the fence , undecided , indecisive , vacillating , uncommitted , uncertain , irresolute , impartial , neutral , non-partisan , unbiased , unprejudiced , unaligned , non-aligned , independent