wall
/wɔl/ verb C2- To make a wall knot on the end of (a rope).
He/she/it walls · Past walled · Past participle walled · -ing form walling
Verb forms
- Base form
- wall
- He/she/it
- walls
- Past
- walled
- Past participle
- walled
- -ing form
- walling
Phrasal verbs and expressions
From the library
Then, to their surprise, they found before them a high wall which seemed to be made of white china.
“I will make a ladder,” said the Tin Woodman, “for we certainly must climb over the wall.”
“I cannot think why this wall is here, nor what it is made of.”
“Rest your brains and do not worry about the wall,” replied the Woodman.
Other matches
- wall A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for de... A1
- wall To boil. C2
- wall To enclose with, or as if with, a wall or walls. C2
- wall A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope C2
- wall Used as a discourse marker. C2
- wall in To enclose by surrounding with walls.
- wall off To separate with a wall.
- wall up To seal with a wall.
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