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wall off

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌwɔl ˈɔf/ · UK /ˌwɔːl ˈɒf/

wall off means: To separate or close an area by building a wall.

verb

BUILD BARRIERB2

To separate or close an area by building a wall.

  • They walled off the doorway.
  • We walled part of the garden off for storage.
  • Why did the owners wall off that room?

How to use it: wall something off (They walled the passage off.); wall something off from something (A builder walled the kitchen off from the hall.)

Similar words: partition, seal off

Common phrases: wall off something, wall off a room

ISOLATEC1

To keep someone or something completely separate from outside people or influences.

  • He walled himself off from his friends.
  • The rules wall off local businesses from international competition.
  • She had walled off her emotions after the accident.

How to use it: wall someone/something off from something (The policy walled the country off from foreign trade.)

Similar words: isolate, cut off

Common phrases: wall off someone, wall off emotions

Questions about wall off

What does wall off mean?

To separate or close an area by building a wall.

What is wall off in other languages?

Türkçe: duvarla ayırmak · Español: separar con un muro · Français: séparer par un mur · Deutsch: abmauern · Italiano: separare con un muro · 日本語: 壁で仕切る

How do you pronounce wall off?

In American English /ˌwɔl ˈɔf/; in British English /ˌwɔːl ˈɒf/.

How do you use wall off in a sentence?

They walled off the doorway. We walled part of the garden off for storage.

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