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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At the 2025 Canadian Trials, McIntosh managed to touch the wall in 8:05.07.
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Paras J. Haji, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Photographs of Mercedes Vega, who was killed at age 22, on a wall in her parents’ living room.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 13 July 2025
Diaz’s home run in the fourth made it 5-2 with Rojas pulling the Dodgers within a run on a two-run home run off the top of the wall in left-center.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 6 July 2025
While Martinez hung his head, the Padres celebrated as Elias Díaz reached second base following his double off the wall in center field in the ninth inning.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
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Paras J. Haji, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Photographs of Mercedes Vega, who was killed at age 22, on a wall in her parents’ living room.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 13 July 2025
Diaz’s home run in the fourth made it 5-2 with Rojas pulling the Dodgers within a run on a two-run home run off the top of the wall in left-center.
—Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 6 July 2025
While Martinez hung his head, the Padres celebrated as Elias Díaz reached second base following his double off the wall in center field in the ninth inning.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
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“Wall in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20in. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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