Meaning

(countable) A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building..

Definitions by Sense

1. (countable) A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
2. (uncountable) Such hardened mud, clay, etc. considered collectively, as a building material.
3. (countable) Something shaped like a brick.
4. The colour brick red.
5. (slang, dated) A helpful and reliable person.
6. (basketball, slang) A shot which misses, particularly one which bounces directly out of the basket because of a too-flat trajectory, as if the ball were a heavier object.
7. (informal) A power brick; an external power supply consisting of a small box with an integral male plug and an attached cord terminating in another plug.
8. (computing slang, figurative) An electronic device, especially a heavy box-shaped one, that has become non-functional or obsolete.

Example Sentences

This wall is made of bricks.

This house is made of brick.

They gather one by one, trickling into the shady courtyard, the familiar hum of Mass. Ave. wafting in from behind brick buildings and iron gates.

a plastic explosive brick

The handyman considered the question and I knew she had a brick of ground beans in her bag but was considering whether the beds and a hot drink was worth a brick of coffee.

He disentangled himself from the safe door and delved inside. He brought out a brick of banknotes.

A few times, when I got tired of my whisky highs and tobacco fumes, I turned to my new little helper, the tiny brick of cannabis resin I got from Don.

Thanks for helping me wash the car. You’re a brick.

Word Forms

• bricks
• bricking
• bricked

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Use brick when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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