to dry-wall

5.6

To put large flat boards on a wall to make it smooth before painting

verb
/draɪ-wɔl/

: instalar paneles de yeso

She hired a contractor to dry-wall the new extension over the weekend.

Examples

The team spent two days dry-walling the office space to prepare it for finishing.
We decided to dry-wall the entire basement before painting.
They will dry-wall the new office next week.
I need to dry-wall the basement this weekend.
The workers will dry-wall the living room to create a finished look.
He plans to dry-wall the garage before the winter months arrive.
After the insulation was installed, they started to dry-wall the entire house.

Synonyms

to panel

vsto dry-wall

13 5.3

To cover a wall or ceiling with flat pieces of material

uses manufactured thin wall panels rather than wet plaster coatings

to render

vsto dry-wall

2 6.5

To cover a wall with plaster or cement to make it smooth and protect it

uses rigid factory sheets to form the wall surface, not wet layers

to stucco

vsto dry-wall

Specialized

1 6.3

To cover a wall or ceiling with hard plaster

uses flat manufactured boards for internal wall construction, not textured coatings

to render-set

vsto dry-wall

9.2

To cover a wall with two coats of plaster to make it smooth

uses single factory sheets rather than layered wet finishes for walls

to plaster the ceiling

vsto dry-wall

4.9

Cover a ceiling with wet paste that dries hard to make it smooth

refers to building wall surfaces from factory sheets rather than ceiling finishing

Surface Forms

dry-wall infinitive

dry-walled past

dry-walled past participle

dry-walling present participle

dry-walls third person singular

Etymology

Dry-wall comes from the simple parts dry and wall because the walls are made with large sheets that are put up 'dry' instead of using 'wet' plaster. So to dry-wall a room is to cover its walls with those dry sheets, which makes finishing the wall quicker than using wet plaster.