wall up

• Ein Phrasal Verb, das bedeutet, eine Öffnung oder einen Raum mit einer Mauer zu verschließen oder zu blockieren, oft dauerhaft, oder jemanden von etwas abzuschotten.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of sealing or blocking an opening with a wall or barrier, often permanently.

unzählbar · transitiv · Phrasal, trennbar

1. Block with a wallformal

   To close or seal an opening, such as a door or window, by building a wall across it.

   Zumauern

   • They decided to wall up the old fireplace.
   • The entrance was walled up to prevent access.
   • The builders walled up the window to create more privacy.

   Synonymeblock upbrick upclose upsealwall in

   Antonymeopen

2. Confine or imprisoninformal

   To enclose or trap someone or something within walls, often used figuratively.

   Einsperren

   • He felt walled up in his small apartment during the lockdown.
   • The prisoner was walled up in a tiny cell for years.
   • She walled up her emotions after the breakup.

   Synonymebox incageconfinecoop upenclosehedge inimmureimprisonshut inwall in

Grundverbwall