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- [uhp stressed th ee wawl]
- /ʌp stressed ði wɔl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [uhp stressed th ee wawl]
- /ʌp stressed ði wɔl/
Definitions of up the wall words
- noun up 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 up the wall Usually, walls. a rampart raised for defensive purposes. 1
- noun up the wall an immaterial or intangible barrier, obstruction, etc., suggesting a wall: a wall of prejudice. 1
- noun up the wall a wall-like, enclosing part, thing, mass, etc.: a wall of fire; a wall of troops. 1
- noun up the wall an embankment to prevent flooding, as a levee or sea wall. 1
- noun up 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 up 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 Up the wall
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
up 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".
up the wall usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for up the wall
adj up the wall
- bundle of nerves — a very nervous person
- distressed — afflicted with or suffering distress: distress livestock; distress wheat.
- fidgety — restless; impatient; uneasy.
- fluttery — fluttering; apt to flutter.
- frustrated — Obsolete. frustrated.
adjective up the wall
- balked — to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually followed by at): He balked at making the speech.
- baulked — to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually followed by at): He balked at making the speech.
- clutched — to hatch (chickens).
- crimped — folded into ridges
- dragged — to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail: They dragged the carpet out of the house.
Antonyms for up the wall
adjective up the wall
- encourage — Give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).
- inspirited — to infuse spirit or life into; enliven.
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