1 (v + adv) separate area TRANSITIVEdún le ballaballa a chur lethe quarry was walled off for safetydúnadh an cairéal le balla le bheith sábháiltethe beach is walled off from the pathtá an trá scartha ón gcosán le balla, tá balla tógtha idir an trá agus an cosán2 (v + adv) keep sb separate TRANSITIVEto wall yourself offballa a chur timpeall ort féin, claí a chur thart ort féinshe walled herself off from societychuir sí claí idir í féin agus an tsochaíthey live walled off from societycaitheann siad a saol scoite ar shiúl ón tsochaí3 (v + adv) BIOL isolate substance, process, etc TRANSITIVEteanntaigh verb c m u → see wall
