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- [goh too stressed th ee wawl]
- /goʊ tu stressed ði wɔl/
- /ɡəʊ tuː ðə wɔːl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [goh too stressed th ee wawl]
- /goʊ tu stressed ði wɔl/
Definitions of go to the wall words
- noun go to the wall any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection, or privacy, or to subdivide interior space, to support floors, roofs, or the like, to retain earth, to fence in an area, etc. 1
- noun go to the wall Usually, walls. a rampart raised for defensive purposes. 1
- noun go to the wall an immaterial or intangible barrier, obstruction, etc., suggesting a wall: a wall of prejudice. 1
- noun go to the wall a wall-like, enclosing part, thing, mass, etc.: a wall of fire; a wall of troops. 1
- noun go to the wall an embankment to prevent flooding, as a levee or sea wall. 1
- noun go to the wall the outermost film or layer of structural material protecting, surrounding, and defining the physical limits of an object: the wall of a blood cell. 1
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Origin of go to the wall
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English w(e)all < Latin vallum palisade, derivative of vallus stake, post; see wale1; (v.) Middle English, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Go to the wall
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
go to the wall popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
go to the wall usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for go to the wall
verb go to the wall
- break — When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- crash — A crash is an accident in which a moving vehicle hits something and is damaged or destroyed.
Antonyms for go to the wall
verb go to the wall
- commence — When something commences or you commence it, it begins.
- create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
- accomplish — If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
- achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
- gain — to make a gain or gains in.
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