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brick

2 of 2

verb

bricked; bricking; bricks

transitive verb

: to close, face, or pave with bricks

—usually used with up, in, or over

brick up a doorwaybrick over an opening

: to render (an electronic device, such as a smartphone) nonfunctional (as by accidental damage, malicious hacking, or software changes)

… those who dared hack the phone to add features … risked having it "bricked"—completely and permanently disabled—on the next automatic update …

Jonathan Zittrain

basketball, informal : to miss (a shot) very badly : to throw up a brick on (a shot) (see brick entry 1 sense 6)

brick a free throw

Example Sentences

Noun a house made of brick a brick of ice cream children playing with wooden bricks He has been an absolute brick.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Neighbors with debilitating mental health diagnoses may struggle to maintain their health and well-being, thus limiting their capacity and choices in accessing care from brick and mortar health facilities.

Jim Vargas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 Exactly where to fit them into this small brick colonial remains an open question.

Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 New York's Executive Mansion is an imposing 1856-era brick home in Albany.

Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 7 Sep. 2022 Dobbs was in no way the removal of the final brick in a steadily crumbling wall of protections for reproductive autonomy.

Laurence H. Tribe, The New York Review of Books, 7 Sep. 2022 The home’s exterior is a blend of vinyl siding and brick, which is offset by an architectural-shingle roof.

Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2022 Granada Hotel & Bistro Thanks to a $5 million renovation, modern luxuries flourish while old soul remains in the exposed brick that wraps around this San Luis Obispo boutique hotel, which is home to a rooftop lounge.

Sunset Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022 Several skeletons with severed heads were found in 2008, for example, and a body with a brick forced into the mouth and holes drilled through the legs was also found.

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2022 The tranquil backyard has a deck attached to the house and is landscaped with rocks, cement pavers, brick pavers, perennial garden, grass, shrubbery, a lily pond, in-ground pool, pool house and mature trees.

Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2022

Verb

The attack involves physical access, which is just to say that it can't be exploited remotely over the internet right now, to just brick all the tractors or something.

WIRED, 20 Aug. 2022 The code was changed to effectively brick or wipe computers in Russia.

Tony Bradley, Forbes, 31 July 2022 Cohabitating and, in some cases, collaborating with local shops offer additional benefits to brick-and-mortar branded stores.

Courtney Holden, Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2021 Ghost Hand's journey to brick and mortar was anything but simple.

Michaela Heidemann, Chron, 6 May 2022 Forrest compared Amazon to brick-and-mortar stores like Urban Outfitters, where shoppers might be presented with an entire outfit rather than just a single item at a time.

Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2022 Not only did Netflix do for them what Amazon did to brick-and-mortar bookstores, though; Netflix increasingly has a little bit of a strange juggling act to pull off in terms of its messaging.

Andy Meek, BGR, 27 Mar. 2022 People have been wielding the proverbial cane against architectural change here for decades; even van der Rohe had to concede to brick for the facade of his residential apartment building, Highfield House, after the neighbors insisted.

Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2022 Plastic News reported that of the 840,000 single-family dwellings constructed in 2018, vinyl siding was installed on 26%, stucco on 25%, brick on 21%, fiber cement 20%, wood on 5%, and other materials like aluminum siding on 2%.

Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2022 See More

单词	brick
释义	brick 1 of 2 noun ˈbrik often attributive 1 plural bricks or brick : a handy-sized unit of building or paving material typically being rectangular and about 2¹/₄ × 3³/₄ × 8 inches (57 × 95 × 203 millimeters) and made of moist clay hardened by heat 2 : a good-hearted person 3 : a rectangular compressed mass (as of ice cream) 4 : a semisoft cheese with numerous small holes, smooth texture, and often mild flavor 5 : gaffe, blunder —used especially in the phrase drop a brick 6 : a badly missed shot in basketball he threw up a brick brick 2 of 2 verb bricked; bricking; bricks transitive verb 1 : to close, face, or pave with bricks —usually used with up, in, or over brick up a doorwaybrick over an opening 2 : to render (an electronic device, such as a smartphone) nonfunctional (as by accidental damage, malicious hacking, or software changes) … those who dared hack the phone to add features … risked having it "bricked"—completely and permanently disabled—on the next automatic update … Jonathan Zittrain 3 basketball, informal : to miss (a shot) very badly : to throw up a brick on (a shot) (see brick entry 1 sense 6) brick a free throw Synonyms Noun blunder bobble boo-boo boob [British] clanger [British] clinker error fault flub fluff fumble gaff gaffe goof inaccuracy lapse miscue misstep mistake oversight screwup slip slipup stumble trip See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun a house made of brick a brick of ice cream children playing with wooden bricks He has been an absolute brick. Recent Examples on the Web Noun Neighbors with debilitating mental health diagnoses may struggle to maintain their health and well-being, thus limiting their capacity and choices in accessing care from brick and mortar health facilities. Jim Vargas, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022 Exactly where to fit them into this small brick colonial remains an open question. Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 New York's Executive Mansion is an imposing 1856-era brick home in Albany. Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 7 Sep. 2022 Dobbs was in no way the removal of the final brick in a steadily crumbling wall of protections for reproductive autonomy. Laurence H. Tribe, The New York Review of Books, 7 Sep. 2022 The home’s exterior is a blend of vinyl siding and brick, which is offset by an architectural-shingle roof. Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2022 Granada Hotel & Bistro Thanks to a $5 million renovation, modern luxuries flourish while old soul remains in the exposed brick that wraps around this San Luis Obispo boutique hotel, which is home to a rooftop lounge. Sunset Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022 Several skeletons with severed heads were found in 2008, for example, and a body with a brick forced into the mouth and holes drilled through the legs was also found. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 6 Sep. 2022 The tranquil backyard has a deck attached to the house and is landscaped with rocks, cement pavers, brick pavers, perennial garden, grass, shrubbery, a lily pond, in-ground pool, pool house and mature trees. Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 3 Sep. 2022 Verb The attack involves physical access, which is just to say that it can't be exploited remotely over the internet right now, to just brick all the tractors or something. WIRED, 20 Aug. 2022 The code was changed to effectively brick or wipe computers in Russia. Tony Bradley, Forbes, 31 July 2022 Cohabitating and, in some cases, collaborating with local shops offer additional benefits to brick-and-mortar branded stores. Courtney Holden, Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2021 Ghost Hand's journey to brick and mortar was anything but simple. Michaela Heidemann, Chron, 6 May 2022 Forrest compared Amazon to brick-and-mortar stores like Urban Outfitters, where shoppers might be presented with an entire outfit rather than just a single item at a time. Chloe Taylor, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2022 Not only did Netflix do for them what Amazon did to brick-and-mortar bookstores, though; Netflix increasingly has a little bit of a strange juggling act to pull off in terms of its messaging. Andy Meek, BGR, 27 Mar. 2022 People have been wielding the proverbial cane against architectural change here for decades; even van der Rohe had to concede to brick for the facade of his residential apartment building, Highfield House, after the neighbors insisted. Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2022 Plastic News reported that of the 840,000 single-family dwellings constructed in 2018, vinyl siding was installed on 26%, stucco on 25%, brick on 21%, fiber cement 20%, wood on 5%, and other materials like aluminum siding on 2%. Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English bryke, from Middle Dutch bricke First Known Use Noun 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1592, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing brick brick-and-mortar brick red brick up built like a brick shithouse clinker brick brick wall drop a brick brick-and-mortar brick red brick up built like a brick shithouse clinker brick brick wall drop a brick See More Kids Definition brick 1 of 2 noun ˈbrik 1 : a building or paving material made from clay molded into blocks and baked 2 : a block made of brick brick 2 of 2 verb bricked; bricking : to close, face, or pave with bricks brick noun as in mistake an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy he dropped a brick that had his friends helpless with laughter Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance mistake blunder error clinker trip stumble boob bobble fumble fluff goof inaccuracy clanger gaff slip misstep miscue fault flub screwup slipup gaffe boo-boo lapse oversight bloomer boner pratfall blooper misunderstanding howler snafu misconception misstatement misconstruction misreading misjudgment misinterpretation miscalculation misdescription misapprehension miscomprehension misimpression foul-up Antonyms & Near Antonyms precision accuracy exactness correctness preciseness strictness perfection exactitude infallibility inerrancy See More
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