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单词 wall someone up
释义
(phrasal verb) 
He was walled up in a tiny cell and left to die.
Synonyms
enclose
The land was enclosed by an eight-foot wire fence.
confine
He has been confined to his barracks.
detain
He was arrested and detained for questioning.
imprison
He was imprisoned for 18 months on charges of anti-state agitation.
lock up
constrain
I was constrained by family commitments.
put away
incarcerate
The general was incarcerated for life.
jail
He was jailed for twenty years.
See wall

Additional synonyms

in the sense of confine
Definition
to keep within bounds
He has been confined to his barracks.
Synonyms
imprison,
enclose,
shut up,
intern,
incarcerate,
circumscribe,
hem in,
immure (archaic),
keep,
cage
in the sense of constrain
Definition
to limit, restrict, or inhibit
I was constrained by family commitments.
Synonyms
restrict,
confine,
curb,
restrain,
rein,
constrict,
hem in,
straiten,
check,
chain
in the sense of detain
Definition
to force (someone) to stay
He was arrested and detained for questioning.
Synonyms
hold,
arrest,
confine,
restrain,
imprison,
intern,
take prisoner,
take into custody,
hold in custody

Nearby words of
wall someone up

  • walkover
  • walkway
  • wall
  • wall someone up
  • wall something or someone in
  • wall something up
  • wallet

Related terms of
wall someone up

  • drive someone up the wall

Synonyms of 'wall someone up'

wall someone up

Additional synonyms

in the sense of imprison
Definition
to confine in or as if in prison
He was imprisoned for 18 months on charges of anti-state agitation.
Synonyms
jail,
confine,
detain,
lock up,
constrain,
put away,
intern,
incarcerate,
send down (informal),
send to prison,
impound,
put under lock and key,
immure (archaic)
in the sense of incarcerate
Definition
to confine or imprison
The general was incarcerated for life.
Synonyms
imprison,
confine,
detain,
lock up,
restrict,
restrain,
intern,
send down (British),
impound,
coop up,
throw in jail,
put under lock and key,
immure (archaic),
jail or gaol
in the sense of jail
Definition
to confine in prison
He was jailed for twenty years.
Synonyms
imprison,
confine,
detain,
lock up,
constrain,
put away,
intern,
incarcerate,
send down,
send to prison,
impound,
put under lock and key,
immure
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