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wall

/ˈwɑːl/

US UK

noun

plural walls

[count] a structure of brick, stone, etc., that surrounds an area or separates one area from another

A stone wall marks off their property.

the Great Wall of China

the walls of the ancient city - often used figuratively

The wave was like a wall of water.

The police formed a human wall around him.

His suggestion was met with a wall of silence. [=was met with complete silence]

a wall of sound

He built an emotional wall [=barrier] around himself. - see also climbing wall, fire wall, retaining wall, seawall

the structure that forms the side of a room or building

She hung posters on the walls of her room.

This apartment building has thin walls, and you can hear everything your neighbors say.

A lot has happened inside these four walls. [=inside this room]

Lower your voice and be careful what you say. The walls have ears. [=other people could be listening to what you say]

the outer layer of something that is hollow (such as a part of the body or of a plant)

plant cell walls

Muscles in the abdominal wall help protect organs.

back is to/against the wall

xem back

climbing the walls

xem climb

drive (someone) up a/the wall

informal :to make (someone) irritated, angry, or crazy

Your constant tapping is driving me up the wall!

Her voice drives me up a wall. [=her voice is very annoying to me]

fly on the wall

xem fly

go to the wall

informal

US :to make every possible effort to achieve something, to win, etc.

He's prepared to go to the wall to defend his beliefs.

Brit :to fail because of a lack of money

a company that has gone to the wall

hit a/the wall

informal :to reach a point at which you find it very difficult or impossible to continue

He worked late every day and took frequent business trips for several years before he finally hit the wall.

They seem to have hit the wall in terms of new ideas.

Her tennis career hit a wall after the injury.

the writing/handwriting is on the wall

or see/read the writing/handwriting on the wall - used to say that it is clear that something bad will probably happen soon

I haven't lost my job yet, but the writing is on the wall: my company just laid off 50 more people today.

No one told him he was going to be fired, but he could see the writing on the wall.

up against a/the wall

informal :in a very bad position or situation

The team was up against a wall in the first half of the game.

verb

walls; walled; walling

wall in

[phrasal verb]

wall (something) in or wall in (something) :to surround (something) with a wall or with something that is like a wall

The school grounds are walled in.

They walled the garden in with rows of thick shrubs.

wall off

[phrasal verb]

wall (something) off or wall off (something) :to separate (something) from the area around it with a wall

The school walled off the playground from the parking lot.

wall up

[phrasal verb]

wall (something) up or wall up (something) :to close off (an opening) by filling it with stone, brick, etc.

They walled up the doorway of the abandoned house.

wall (someone) up or wall up (someone) :to keep (someone) as a prisoner in an enclosed space

He was walled up in the tower. [=was locked inside the tower]

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