Tra từ wall - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

wall [wall walls walled walling] noun, verb BrE [wɔːl] NAmE [wɔːl]
noun
1. a long vertical solid structure, made of stone, brick or concrete, that surrounds, divides or protects an area of land
• The fields were divided by stone walls.
• He sat on the wall and watched the others playing.

see also ↑sea wall
2. any of the vertical sides of a building or room
• I'm going to paint the walls white and the ceiling pink.
• Hang the picture on the wall opposite the window.
•She leaned against the wall.
3. something that forms a barrier or stops you from making progress
•The boat struck a solid wall of water.
•The investigators were confronted by a wall of silence.
4. the outer layer of sth hollow such as an organ of the body or a cell of an animal or a plant
•the abdominal wall
•the wall of an artery
more at have your back to the wall at ↑back _n., be bouncing off the walls at ↑bounce _v., be/come up against a brick wall at ↑brick _n., a fly on the wall at ↑fly _n., hit a/the wall at ↑hit _v., these four walls at ↑four, the handwriting on the wall at ↑handwriting, be banging, etc. your head against a brick wall at ↑head _n., the writing is on the wallsee the writing on the wall at ↑writing

Word Origin:
Old English, from Latin vallum ‘rampart’, from vallus ‘stake’.

Collocations:
Decorating and home improvement
Houses
refurbish/renovate/ (BrE) do up a building/a house
convert a building/house/room into homes/offices/(especially NAmE) apartments/(BrE) flats
extend/enlarge a house/building/room/kitchen
build (BrE) an extension (to the back/rear of a house)/(NAmE) an addition (on/to sth)/(BrE) a conservatory
knock down/demolish a house/home/building/wall
knock out/through the wall separating two rooms
Decoration
furnish/paint/ (especially BrE) decorate a home/house/apartment/flat/room
be decorated in bright colours/(especially US) colors/in a traditional style/with flowers/with paintings
paint/plaster the walls/ceiling
hang/put up/strip off/remove the wallpaper
install/replace/remove the bathroom fixtures/(BrE) fittings
build/put up shelves
lay wooden flooring/timber decking/floor tiles/a carpet/a patio
put up/hang/take down a picture/painting/poster/curtain
DIY/home improvement
do (BrE) DIY/carpentry/the plumbing/the wiring
make home improvements
add/install central heating/underfloor heating/insulation
fit/install double-glazing/a smoke alarm
insulate your house/your home/the walls/the pipes/the tanks/(especially BrE) the loft
fix/repair a roof/a leak/a pipe/the plumbing/a leaking (especially BrE) tap/(NAmE usually) faucet
block/clog (up)/unblock/unclog a pipe/sink
make/drill/fill a hole
hammer (in)/pull out/remove a nail
tighten/untighten/loosen/remove a screw
saw/cut/treat/stain/varnish/paint wood

Example Bank:
•If a load-bearing wall is weakened, the building could fall down.
•Nobody can see behind the wall.
•She covered her walls with pictures of film stars.
•She hung the photos on the wall.
•She just sat there, staring at the wall.
•She turned and faced the wall.
•The burglars must have scaled the side wall.
•There was a wall separating the two garages.
•They built a retaining wall around the pond.
•a solid wall of fog
•high walls around the prison
•the wall along the seafront
•the wall facing the door
•to stare at a blank wall
•I'm going to paint the walls white and the ceiling pink.
•a stone/brick wall
Idioms: ↑go to the wall ▪ ↑off the wall ▪ ↑up the wall ▪ ↑walls have ears
Derived: ↑wall somebody up ▪ ↑wall something in ▪ ↑wall something off ▪ ↑wall something up

verb usually passive ~ sth
to surround an area, a town, etc. with a wall or walls
•a walled city
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English, from Latin vallum ‘rampart’, from vallus ‘stake’.