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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Chaos erupted at a Georgia dirt track when one of the racing cars topped a security wall in turn four and plowed into spectators at the pit exit, video shows.
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Mark Price
updated July 7, Miami Herald, 7 July 2025
Another lowlight happen in 2006 when outfielder Kerry Robinson climbed a wall in Chicago to rob a home run ... only to see the ball hit the warning track and bounce over the wall.
—Pete Grathoff
july 2, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2025
In fact, Cameron is in favor of repainting your walls in general before placing your home on the market.
—Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Then with one big, timely swing, catcher Ryan Jeffers tied the game with a double off Mariners starter Luis Castillo that hit off the wall in left field.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 25 June 2025
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Mark Price
updated July 7, Miami Herald, 7 July 2025
Another lowlight happen in 2006 when outfielder Kerry Robinson climbed a wall in Chicago to rob a home run ... only to see the ball hit the warning track and bounce over the wall.
—Pete Grathoff
july 2, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2025
In fact, Cameron is in favor of repainting your walls in general before placing your home on the market.
—Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Then with one big, timely swing, catcher Ryan Jeffers tied the game with a double off Mariners starter Luis Castillo that hit off the wall in left field.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 25 June 2025
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“Wall in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20in. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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