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brick
[ brik ]
/ brɪk /
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noun
verb (used with object)
to pave, line, wall, fill, or build with brick.
Informal. to cause (an electronic device) to become completely nonfunctional: I bricked my phone while doing the upgrade.
adjective
made of, constructed with, or resembling bricks.
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Idioms about brick
Origin of brick
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English brike, brik(ke), from Middle Dutch bricke; akin to break
OTHER WORDS FROM brick
brick·like, brick·ish, adjectiveun·bricked, adjectiveWords nearby brick
bribe, bribery, bric-a-brac, Brice, bricht, brick, brick-and-mortar, brickbat, brick cheese, brickearth, brickfield
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British Dictionary definitions for brick
brick
/ (brɪk) /
noun
verb (tr)
(usually foll by in, up or over) to construct, line, pave, fill, or wall up with bricksto brick up a window; brick over a patio
slang to attack (a person) with a brick or bricks
Word Origin for brick
C15: from Old French brique, from Middle Dutch bricke; related to Middle Low German brike, Old English brecan to break
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