A wall is a vertical construction.
Wall is a term that derives from the Latin language, specifically from the word paries . Among the different uses of the term, the most common refers to the vertical construction that allows a place to be delimited or closed. Typically, each room in a house or other type of establishment has four walls, raised above the floor and covered by the ceiling.
For example: "Juana asked me to paint the walls of her room pink" , "We're going to have to call a plumber: a damp stain appeared on the bathroom wall" , "As soon as I have a little time, I'll go to hang the mural on the wall .
Development of a wall
The wall is the result of masonry work . It can be made of different materials, such as stone, brick, wood, plaster or others. Its height and longitudinal extension always exceed its thickness.
Although the notion of wall is associated with a wall of great solidity, the concept is also used to name the sides or sides of different objects. In this sense, we can speak of the wall of a piece of furniture or the wall of a mountain.
The walls are usually painted.
The concept in football
Within the field of football , the wall is a play performed by two members of the same team.
The movement is carried out when a player passes the ball to his teammate and goes forward to look for the return a few meters later. The second player (that is, the teammate who receives the first pass), therefore, has to return the ball to that position: «Messi and Xavi made a wall on the edge of the area that ended in a new goal scored by the forward Argentinian .
Expressions with the term wall
Likewise, we must highlight the existence of a series of expressions that we use colloquially and that are formed from the word we are analyzing:
- «Go up against the wall» . It is a colloquial verbal expression that is used to indicate that a person is drunk and that in order to hold on and not fall they have to use that wall as a support point.
- «Hitting against the wall» . This is a phrase used to show that someone is out of their mind, angry and very nervous.
- «Being between four walls» . A very common expression is this, which is frequently used to mean that someone is isolated at home, that they do not want to go out since they are "locked" in their home.
- "Put someone against the wall." When this other colloquial verbal phrase is used, it is to indicate that one person has put another person in a complicated situation, which has practically cornered them.
The notion in music
We must not overlook either that in the world of music there are different compositions that are titled using the term that concerns us now. Examples of this are the following songs:
- "The Wall" by Shakira.
- «Against the wall» by Jiggy Drama.
- "The wall" by José Manuel Soto.