wall in
C1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
Put walls all around something or someone so they can't get out.
Literal meaning: To build walls inward around something.
Meanings
1 C1 neutral
To enclose a space or person by building walls around it.
"The old monastery garden had been walled in centuries ago to protect it from the wind."
Grammar: separable
2 C1
idiomatic
neutral
(Figurative) To make someone feel trapped or restricted.
"After years in the same routine, she felt completely walled in with no way to change her life."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Often used in architectural, historical, or figurative contexts. Used both literally (a courtyard walled in for security) and metaphorically (feeling emotionally trapped).
Commonly used with
garden courtyard prisoner city area space
Forms
Base
wall in
I/you/we/they
3rd person
walls in
he/she/it
Past simple
walled in
yesterday
Past participle
walled in
have + pp
-ing form
walling in
continuous
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