brick
/brɪk/
noun
- A small, rectangular block made of baked clay, used for building walls, houses, and other structures.
- He dropped a brick on his foot and it hurt a lot.
- The workers stacked the bricks carefully to build the wall.
- Our house is made of red brick with a white roof.
- A rectangular block of something, such as cheese or ice cream.
- I bought a brick of cheddar cheese at the store.
- She cut a brick of ice cream into slices for dessert.
- The recipe calls for a brick of frozen spinach.
- A smartphone or other electronic device that has stopped working and cannot be used.
- Don't try to fix it yourself, or you might turn it into a brick.
- After the failed software update, my phone became a brick.
- He dropped his laptop, and now it's just a brick.
verb
- To block or close something with bricks.
- They decided to brick up the old fireplace to save energy.
- We need to brick the entrance to keep animals out.
- The workers bricked the window to make the room darker.
- To cause an electronic device to become completely non-functional, like a brick.
- Installing the wrong software can brick your computer.
- The power surge bricked the router, and we had to buy a new one.
- He accidentally bricked his game console while trying to modify it.
adjective
- Made of or resembling brick.
- She wore a brick-colored dress to the party.
- They live in a small brick house on the corner.
- The brick wall in the garden is very old.