wall off



wall someone or something off

to separate or segregate someone or something by building a wall. She sat right across from me at her desk, listening to every phone call I made. Finally, the manager walled her off so we now can carry on our business in privacy. They walled off the south door to the building.
See also: off, wall

wall something off (from someone or something)

to deny access to an area by building a wall as a barrier. The manager was told to wall the incinerator area off from the machinery area. Please wall off the incinerator area.
See also: off, wall

wall off

v.
To divide or separate something with or as if with a wall: We walled off part of the room. The school walled the students off from the outside world.
See also: off, wall

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kavi-Indian, Hindi
Doireann-Irish, Irish Mythology
Estavan-Spanish
DarlaDAHR-ləEnglish
Vale-English
Henriettahen-ree-ET-ə (English)English, Hungarian, Finnish, Swedish, Dutch