bricked

• past participle

  past participle

  A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.

  of brick.
  brick

  noun

  a block of clay hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln, and used for building, paving, etc.: traditionally, in the United States, a rectangle 2.25 × 3.75 × 8 inches (5.7 × 9.5 × 20.3 centimeters), red, brown, or yellow in color.
• past tense form

  past tense

  Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.

  of brick.
  brick

  noun

  a block of clay hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln, and used for building, paving, etc.: traditionally, in the United States, a rectangle 2.25 × 3.75 × 8 inches (5.7 × 9.5 × 20.3 centimeters), red, brown, or yellow in color.

Example Sentences

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bricked

Her 1984 movie “Rhinestone,” a romantic comedy with Sylvester Stallone, bricked at the box office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

An Australian library has welcomed home a book roughly 150 years overdue after it was discovered inside a tea crate bricked into a sealed fireplace.

From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026

Even Recording Academy chief Harvey Mason Jr. admitted that the Academy bricked that one - “That made for some interesting reading over breakfast,” Mason Jr. said onstage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025

Users affected by issues with the device have speculated that a faulty update from Sky could be the cause of "bricked" TVs.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2024

Mother, Father, and I had one small room, with one small window, which was bricked up.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

Related Words

• cinder block
• slab
• stone