wall in

• Verbe à particule signifiant entourer ou clore quelque chose avec un mur ou une barrière.

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

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Enclose with a wallformal

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

   Enclore de murs

   • 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.

   Synonymesboundcircumscribeencircleenclosefence ingirdlehedge inringsurround

   Antonymesexposefreeopen

2. Confine or restrictinformal

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

   enfermer, confiner

   • 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.

   Synonymesbox incageconfinecoop upenclosehem inimmurelimitpenrestrict

   Antonymesfreeliberaterelease

Verbe de basewall