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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However, licensing rules will still apply for work that involves patching, plastering, lathing or repairing a wall in preparation for a mural, as well as for the use of scaffolding that is fixed to a structure.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Written on the Wall by Shaun Lewis This book is a collection of photographs of musings that were scrawled on porta-potty walls in Iraq, taken by a soldier during his deployment in 2004 and 2005.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
There's a wall in London's Sherlock Holmes Museum that features the faces of all the actors who have tackled the iconic detective, which Hero Fiennes Tiffin came across while doing research for his own turn in Young Sherlock.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025
At one point, the Chiefs tight end lightly hit the wall in frustration.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Written on the Wall by Shaun Lewis This book is a collection of photographs of musings that were scrawled on porta-potty walls in Iraq, taken by a soldier during his deployment in 2004 and 2005.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
There's a wall in London's Sherlock Holmes Museum that features the faces of all the actors who have tackled the iconic detective, which Hero Fiennes Tiffin came across while doing research for his own turn in Young Sherlock.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025
At one point, the Chiefs tight end lightly hit the wall in frustration.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Wall in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20in. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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