wall
verb/wɔːl/
/wɔːl/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they wall | /wɔːl/ /wɔːl/ |
| he / she / it walls | /wɔːlz/ /wɔːlz/ |
| past simple walled | /wɔːld/ /wɔːld/ |
| past participle walled | /wɔːld/ /wɔːld/ |
| -ing form walling | /ˈwɔːlɪŋ/ /ˈwɔːlɪŋ/ |
- wall something to surround an area, a town, etc. with a wall or walls
- a walled city
Word OriginOld English, from Latin vallum ‘rampart’, from vallus ‘stake’.Definitions on the go
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