wall in
phrasal verb
walled in; walling in; walls in
: 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.
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Other footage from inside the mall showed damaged walls in the aftermath of the blast, with water spraying from broken pipes.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
First a few pictures, then the crack of a single rifle shot echoed from the canyon walls in the morning stillness.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
MacKinnon, skating at center between Sidney Crosby and Mark Stone, hit Jonas Brodin along the left wall in the offensive zone.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
Here, a navy-indigo comes halfway up the walls in a contemporary take on the chair rail.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Feb. 2025
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Jessie Yeung, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
First a few pictures, then the crack of a single rifle shot echoed from the canyon walls in the morning stillness.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
MacKinnon, skating at center between Sidney Crosby and Mark Stone, hit Jonas Brodin along the left wall in the offensive zone.
—Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2025
Here, a navy-indigo comes halfway up the walls in a contemporary take on the chair rail.
—Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Wall in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20in. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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