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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By keeping the accent wall in the shower, the bold design doesn't overwhelm the small space.
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Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Mar. 2025
This fist sketch set off months of paintings of what in 1840 would be paintings of picture galleries, walls covered with art not unlike the adjacent walls in the Barnes collection.
—Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2025
He was catapulted against the wall in a Harry Potter production.
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025
Simple adaptations, such as adding handholds onto the walls in a spacecraft, can provide vital assistance.
—Jesse Rhoades, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
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Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Mar. 2025
This fist sketch set off months of paintings of what in 1840 would be paintings of picture galleries, walls covered with art not unlike the adjacent walls in the Barnes collection.
—Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2025
He was catapulted against the wall in a Harry Potter production.
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2025
Simple adaptations, such as adding handholds onto the walls in a spacecraft, can provide vital assistance.
—Jesse Rhoades, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Wall in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20in. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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