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The definition of wall

15 Definitions of: wall

    1. noun, a) a vertical construction made of stone, brick, wood, etc, with a length and height much greater than its thickness, used to enclose, divide, or support b) (as modifier). Related adj mural
    2. noun, a structure or rampart built to protect and surround a position or place for defensive purposes
    3. noun, anatomy any lining, membrane, or investing part that encloses or bounds a bodily cavity or structure. Technical name: paries. Related adj parietal
    4. noun, mountaineering a vertical or almost vertical smooth rock face
    5. noun, anything that suggests a wall in function or effect
    6. noun, bang one's head against a brick wall to try to achieve something impossible
    7. noun, drive (or push) to the wall to force into an awkward situation
    8. noun, go to the wall to be ruined; collapse financially
    9. noun, go (or drive) up the wall slang to become (or cause to become) crazy or furious
    10. noun, have one's back to the wall to be in a very difficult situation
    11. noun, See off-the-wall
    12. noun, See wall-to-wall
    13. verb, to protect, provide, or confine with or as if with a wall
    14. verb, to block (an opening) with a wall
    15. verb, to seal by or within a wall or walls
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Synonyms: go to the wall fall, obstacle, partition, divider, screen, panel, barrier, enclosure, barricade, rampart And more...
 

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