walling

v. enclose with a wall; divide with a wall, fill up with a wall (doorway, etc.); seal with a wall; fortify; (Slang) lean or stand or sit or rest against a wall at a social gathering

Noun
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"
(hypernym) partition, divider
(hyponym) attic
(part-holonym) building, edifice
(part-meronym) arch, archway
(derivation) palisade, fence, fence in, surround
2. 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"
(synonym) rampart, bulwark
(hypernym) embankment
(hyponym) Antonine Wall
(part-holonym) fortification, munition
(derivation) palisade, fence, fence in, surround
3. 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"
(hypernym) object, physical object
(hyponym) footwall
4. a masonry fence (as around an estate or garden); "the wall followed the road"; "he ducked behind the garden wall and waited"
(hypernym) fence, fencing
(hyponym) party wall
(derivation) palisade, fence, fence in, surround
5. (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure; "stomach walls"
(synonym) paries
(hypernym) stratum
(hyponym) abdominal wall
(classification) anatomy, general anatomy
6. a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain)
(hypernym) geological formation, formation
(part-holonym) cave
7. a layer of material that encloses space; "the walls of the cylinder were perforated"; "the container's walls were blue"
(hypernym) layer, bed
8. a difficult or awkward situation; "his back was to the wall"; "competition was pushing them to the wall"
(hypernym) difficulty
Verb
1. surround with a wall in order to fortify
(synonym) palisade, fence, fence in, surround
(hypernym) protect
(hyponym) stockade
(see-also) wall in, wall up

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Wall
  

(n.)
Walls, in general; material for walls.
  

(n.)
The act of making a wall or walls.
  

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walling
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