wall up

verb

walled up; walling up; walls up
1
: to close off (an opening) by filling it with stone, brick, etc.
They walled up the doorway of the abandoned house.
2
: to keep (someone) as a prisoner in an enclosed space
He was walled up in the tower.

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Also, is doing an amazing job in getting that wall up and that technology done. — Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 20 May 2026 Just last month, passersby spotted walls up at the site, a sign that construction work is already underway. — Julianna Duennes Russ, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026 Living with this secret, having this wall up between ourselves and the audience and feeling like there’s something to be afraid of, has just felt like this barrier the whole time. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 29 June 2026 But Buca only scored six points on 3-for-6 shooting, while the Jayhawks walled up inside and made paint scoring difficult. — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wall up

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“Wall up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wall%20up. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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