Meaning & Definition of Wall in English

1. An architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness

• Used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

• "The south wall had a small window"

• "The walls were covered with pictures"

2. Anything that suggests a wall in structure or function or effect

• "A wall of water"

• "A wall of smoke"

• "A wall of prejudice"

• "Negotiations ran into a brick wall"

3. (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure

• "Stomach walls"

4. A difficult or awkward situation

• "His back was to the wall"

• "Competition was pushing them to the wall"

5. A vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)

6. A layer of material that encloses space

• "The walls of the cylinder were perforated"

• "The container's walls were blue"

7. A masonry fence (as around an estate or garden)

• "The wall followed the road"

• "He ducked behind the garden wall and waited"

8. An embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

• "They stormed the ramparts of the city"

• "They blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down"

1. Surround with a wall in order to fortify