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[wɔːl] noun [C] I

1) an upright side of a room or building

The walls of the factory were covered in graffiti.[/ex]

Several paintings hung on the wall.[/ex]

2) an upright structure made of stone or brick that surrounds or divides an area of land

The children got into the yard by climbing over the wall.[/ex]

3) a large amount of something that forms a tall mass

A wall of dark water approached their small boat.[/ex]

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go to the wall — British informal if a business goes to the wall, it fails[/ex]

go up the wall — British informalto get very angry[/ex]

He'll go up the wall when he finds out.[/ex]

like talking to a ( brick ) wall — used for saying that someone does not listen or react to you when you talk[/ex]

run into/hit a (brick) wall — to reach a point in a process where there are problems that seem impossible to solve[/ex]

II verb wall [wɔːl] - wall sth in - wall sth off