wall in

• Phrasal verb, das bedeutet, etwas mit einer Mauer oder Barriere zu umgeben oder einzuschließen.

A phrasal verb meaning to enclose or surround something with a wall or barrier.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Enclose with a wallformal

   To surround or enclose an area with a wall, often for protection or privacy.

   Mit einer Mauer umgeben

   • They decided to wall in the garden to keep the animals out.
   • The ancient city was walled in for defense.
   • He walled in the backyard to create a private space.

   Synonymeboundcircumscribeencircleenclosefence ingirdlehedge inringsurround

   Antonymeexposefreeopen

2. Confine or restrictinformal

   To restrict someone or something within a limited space, often metaphorically.

   Einschränken

   • She felt walled in by the strict rules of the office.
   • The small apartment walls him in, making him feel claustrophobic.
   • They walled in the prisoners in a tiny cell.

   Synonymebox incageconfinecoop upenclosehem inimmurelimitpenrestrict

   Antonymefreeliberaterelease

Grundverbwall