wall up

wall something up

1. to seal something up behind a wall. We simply walled the old furnace up. It was cheaper than removing it. They walled up the old furnace.

2. to fill up an opening, such as a window or door, by building a wall. We will have to hire someone to wall the doorway up. They walled up the doorway.

wall up

1. To block or close something, such as an opening or passage, with or as if with a wall: The safety inspector walled up the old mine shaft. The contractor walled the abandoned building up.

2. To confine or seal someone or something behind or as if behind a wall: The contractors walled up the wiring. In the fairy tale, a witch walled Rapunzel up in a tower.

3. To form a steep vertical surface. Used of an ocean wave: The wave walled up perfectly, and I dropped in.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nemo	NEE-mo (English)	Literature
Hyacinth (2)	HIE-ə-sinth	English (Rare)
Cheek	[tʃi:k]
Bile	-	Irish Mythology
Heilwig	HIEL-vig	German
Fidela	-	Spanish