Brick

Word BRICK
Character 5
Hyphenation brick
Pronunciations /bɹɪk/

Definitions and meanings of "Brick"

What do we mean by brick?

A molded rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln until hard and used as a building and paving material. noun

Such blocks of clay used as a building material. noun

An object shaped like such a block. noun

A dark brownish red. noun

A helpful, reliable person. noun

A shot that falls short of the basket. noun

To construct, line, or pave with bricks. transitive verb

To close or wall with brick. transitive verb

(drop a brick) To make a clumsy social error. idiom

To break by pulling back.

A breach. noun

A rent or flaw. noun

A portion of land (apparently the same as breck, 4). noun

A kind of artificial stone made (usually) of moistened and finely kneaded clay molded into rectangular blocks (the length of which is commonly twice the breadth), and hardened by being burned in a kiln, or sometimes, especially in warm countries, by being dried in the sun. Sun-dried bricks are usually now, as in remote antiquity, mixed with chopped straw to give them greater tenacity. (See adobe.) Bricks in the United States and Europe are generally red (see brick-clay), but some clays produce yellowish bricks, as for example the Milwaukee brick much used as an ornamental building material in the United States. The bricks made in China and Japan are invariably of a slaty-blue color. noun

A mass or object resembling a brick: as, a brick of tea; a silver brick. Specifically noun

A loaf of bread. noun

In heraldry, a charge similar to a billet, but depicted so as to show the thickness, that is, in perspective. noun

Made of brick; resembling brick; as, a brick wall; a brick-red color.

To lay or pave with bricks, or to surround, close, or wall in with bricks.

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

Such hardened mud, clay, etc. considered collectively, as a building material.

Something shaped like a brick.

A helpful and reliable person.

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.

A power brick; an external power supply consisting of a small box with an integral male power plug and an attached electric cord terminating in another power plug.

An electronic device, especially a heavy box-shaped one, that has become non-functional or obsolete.

A carton of 500 rimfire cartridges, which forms the approximate size and shape of a brick.

A community card (usually the turn or the river) which does not improve a player's hand.

The colour brick red.

One kilo of cocaine.

A pound or kilogram of any drug (item requires clarification from speaker as to the amount intended) Urban Dictionary

1) (adj) Very cold. 2) (v) To punch. 3) (n) A quantity of cocaine. Urban Dictionary

Prison or county jail term for a specific type of food made with ramen noodle soups, cheese puffs, jalepeno cheese squeeze, and several added ingredients such as tuna fish and slim jims. different inmates prefer different types of recipes and the recipes are often a form of art. brick taste competitions are sometimes held in dormatories to see who has the best brick recipe. Urban Dictionary

A trans girl with pronounced physical features that subject her to transmisogyny, like broad shoulders, strong jawline, deep voice, etc.; opposed to a fish. originally used within trans circles (1970s) where passing and surgery were assumed to be everyone's objective. not usually used as a pejorative, but more as a sympathetic or pity term. "it's a goddamn shame bc she's such a sweet bb angel, but she's a real brick and no amount of tits or FFS will make her able to pass in women's spaces." "ya, she'll probably commit suicide in a few years and there's nothing anyone can do about it — :'((((" reclaimed as a result of the Monster Pride or Trans Visibility movements as a term of pride for non-op trans women. Urban Dictionary

A basketball shot that on hits the backboard and bounces off Urban Dictionary

As verb: to brick something. This is the action of rendering any small-medium size electronic device useless. This can happen whilst changing the firmware, soldering or any other process involving either hardware of software. Urban Dictionary

Very cold. Like when somehting is cold and frozen itsz as hard as a brick. Urban Dictionary

A dependable person, a friend who always helps (english slang) Urban Dictionary

1. 50 glassines of heroin, specifically 50 glassines packaged as 5 bundles of heroin, with each bundle being ten glassines of heroin. So-named because when bundled together it looks like a brick. 2. Marijuana packaged in approximately 1 kilo blocks in the shape of a brick. Urban Dictionary

1. (noun) A three dimensional building block made out of hardened stone. 2. (verb) To take a massive shit, particularly during sexual intercourse. Urban Dictionary

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The word "brick" in example sentences

The little town of Malvern, Arkansas, is somewhere between Little Rock and my hometown of Hope on Interstate 30 and, during my re - election campaign for lieutenant governor, I was in the courthouse square doing what they call brick fest, which is a festival they have every summer. ❋ Unknown (2008)

AWAD: Well, the center of gravity economically has shifted to what they call the brick countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He had bought in town a little china match-safe, which he gravely presented to Mrs. Whaling as a slight addition to the collection of what she termed her brick-a-braw. ❋ Charles King (1888)

I had not time to visit this spot; but an officer showed me some pieces of what they called the brick which composes the wall. ❋ Frederick Marryat (1820)

"They need to work on what we call brick workouts where they're getting out of the pool and adjusting to getting on a bike or what's harder is getting off the bike and getting your legs used to running," Schultz said .. ❋ Unknown (2010)

So I had a section of brick (aldoquin) about 15'x12 'removed, a concrete retaining wall built to hold up the rest of the brick from the resulting pit, and "river" dirt brought in (as if there were any rivers around here). ❋ Unknown (2009)

We distribute for a manufacturer specializing in brick pavers, whose products have been installed in many urban environments. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I think the use of brick is more common in designated historic districts, where streetscape standards mandate its use. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This will be super expensive since a real brick is 50 cents and a solid brick-sized block of legos is prolly about $10. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I love ebooks and the online communities … but the majority of book readers and buyers are still shopping in brick and mortar stores, and so the chance to have those editions too is awesome. ❋ Ceciliatan (2010)

They live in brick houses now, and have metallic roofs, and one really wonders why. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Fragments of brick window frames (or "mullions"), diamond-shaped window glass and lead strips spoke of leaded glass windows set in brick plastered to look like stone. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Ponent Mon books are hard to find in brick-and-mortar bookstores, but Amazon has their books in stock. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Will there be a resurgence in brick and mortar operations? ❋ Unknown (2009)

A new pane of glass or a freshly laid brick is a rate sight. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I get my dope [straight off] [a brick]. ([implying] said substance is pure, clean, and untampered with) ❋ The Butcher Of Raleigh (2003)

❋ VAKI5 (2003)

person 1: nigga you [got anything] to eat tonight person 2: yah im a make [a brick] tonight i got 2 heads on it already but ill [brake] you off a piece. ❋ Cowbeezzy Baby (2009)

you know what, i /am/ [a brick], and i /like/ being a brick, stop trying to force all [trans] girls to look alike just because you're having trouble with your own [body dysphoria] ❋ Fish Trap (2018)

*[shoots] [the ball]* [eww] ..brick.. ❋ Krees (2004)

I [bricked] my [mobile phone] when I tried to [install] Linux on it. ❋ Jules_v (2006)

[Dam] its [madd brick] [outside]. ❋ MiiZZ EXLCUSiiVE (2006)

[Parveen] helped me get through my [divorce]. She's a [real] brick! ❋ VAKI5 (2005)

He got caught [moving] [50] [bricks]. ❋ Da Defense Dude (2005)

"And then after the Frodo and Sam [suckfest], just before the credits roll, Sam straight up fucking bricks in [Frodo's] mouth." -Randal Graves, [Clerks II] ❋ Crazy Vigilante (2007)

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