Wall construction falls into two basic categories: framed walls or mass-walls. In framed walls, the load is transferred to the foundation through posts, columns or studs.

wall, structural element used to divide or enclose, and, in building construction, to form the periphery of a room or a building.

drive / push to the wall, to force into a desperate situation; humiliate or ruin completely. Not content with merely winning the match, they used every opportunity to push the inferior team to the wall.

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  • Extremely unconventional. 2. Without foundation; ridiculous: an accusation that is really off the wall.
  • A wall is a long narrow vertical structure made of stone or brick that surrounds or divides an area of land. He sat on the wall in the sun. The well is surrounded by a wall only 12 inches high.

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    A wall of people or things is a mass of them formed in such a way that you cannot get through or past them: (Definition of wall from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University …

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