brick  (br ĭk)
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n. 1. a. A molded rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln until hard and used as a building and paving material. b. Such blocks of clay used as a building material: a house made of brick. c. An object shaped like such a block: a brick of cheese. d. Informal A smartphone, tablet, or similar electronic device that connects to the internet that has become inoperable. 2. A dark brownish red. 3. Informal A helpful, reliable person. 4. Basketball A shot that falls short of the basket. v. bricked, brick·ing, bricks v. tr. 1. To construct, line, or pave with bricks. 2. To close or wall with brick: bricked up the windows of the old house. 3. Informal To cause to become inoperable. Used especially of electronic devices, such as smartphones and tablets, that connect to the internet. I bricked my smartphone when I tried to untether it. v. intr. Informal To become inoperable. Used especially of electronic devices, such as smartphones and tablets, that connect to the internet. Idiom: drop a brick Informal To make a clumsy social error.
[Middle English brike, from Middle Dutch bricke.]
brick adj. bricky adj. |
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