brick
6 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
bricks
plural
bricks
Britannica Dictionary definition of BRICK
1
a
[count]
:
a small, hard block of baked clay that is used to build structures (such as houses) and sometimes to make streets, paths, etc.
b
[noncount]
:
blocks of baked clay used as building material
— often used before another noun
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a house made of brick
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Most of the buildings in the town are (made of) brick.
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a brick wall/building/oven
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a brick sidewalk
2
[count]
a
:
a block of something
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a brick of ice cream
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a glass brick
b
British
:
a child's toy block
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children playing with wooden bricks
3
[count]
informal + somewhat old-fashioned
:
a helpful or dependable person
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He has been an absolute brick.
bricks and mortar
British
:
houses and other buildings especially when people consider buying them because of their possible future value
—
see also brick-and-mortar
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Market uncertainties have been driving the rush to invest in bricks and mortar.
drop a brick
like a ton of bricks
informal
:
very hard or severely
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The loss of his job hit him like a ton of bricks. [=hit him very hard; made him very upset, unhappy, etc.]
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Our boss came down on us like a ton of bricks [=got very angry at us] when he found out we had missed the meeting.
2
brick
/ˈbrɪk/
verb
bricks;
bricked;
bricking
2
brick
/ˈbrɪk/
verb
bricks;
bricked;
bricking
Britannica Dictionary definition of BRICK
brick up
[phrasal verb]
brick (something) up
or
brick up (something)
:
to cover or block (something) with bricks
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They bricked up the windows.
