Bricking
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈbɹɪkɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bricking is a noun meaning The act of pelting with bricks.
Meaning
The act of pelting with bricks.
More Meanings
- present participle and gerund of brick
- (computing, electronics) The state of an electronic device being rendered completely unusable by a failed or corrupted firmware or software change.
- (law, business, criminology) A type of return fraud in which a working electronic item is purchased, then deliberately damaged or stripped of valuable components in order to render it unusable, and then returned to the merchant for a refund as a profit.
Example Sentences
[…] the severity of some of these brickings the soldiers have to endure […]
Word Forms
- brickings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include paved, brickbatting, pelting, bottling, burn, egging.
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