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noun
1.
a block of clay hardened by drying in the sun or burning in a kiln, and used for building, paving, etc.: traditionally, in the U.S., a rectangle 21/4 × 33/4 × 8 inches (5.7 × 9.5 × 20.3 cm), red, brown, or yellow in color.
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such blocks collectively.
3.
the material of which such blocks are made.
4.
any block or bar having a similar size and shape: a gold brick; an ice-cream brick.
5.
EXPANDthe length of a brick as a measure of thickness, as of a wall: one and a half bricks thick.
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Informal. an admirably good or generous person.
7.
COLLAPSEInformal. an electronic device that has become completely nonfunctional.
verb (used with object)
8.
to pave, line, wall, fill, or build with brick.
9.
Informal. to cause (an electronic device) to become completely nonfunctional: I bricked my phone while doing the upgrade.
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Hit the bricks
is always a great word to know.
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
adjective
Idioms10.
made of, constructed with, or resembling bricks.
11.
drop a brick, to make a social gaffe or blunder, especially an indiscreet remark.
12.
hit the bricks,
a.
to walk the streets, especially as an unemployed or homeless person.
b.
Also, take to the bricks.to go on strike: With contract talks stalled, workers are threatening to hit the bricks.
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make bricks without straw,
a.
to plan or act on a false premise or unrealistic basis.
b.
to create something that will not last: To form governments without the consent of the people is to make bricks without straw.
c.
to perform a task despite the lack of necessary materials.
Related forms
brick·like, brick·ish, adjective
un·bricked, adjective
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
brick
early 15c., from O.Fr. briche "brick," probably from a Gmc. source akin to M.Du. bricke "a tile," lit. "a broken piece," from the verbal root of break. Meaning "a good fellow" is from 1840. The verb meaning "to wall up with bricks" is from 1640s. Brick wall in the figurative
EXPANDsense of "impenetrable barrier" is from 1886.
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Slang Dictionary
brick definition
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
hit the bricks
Go out on strike, as in The union voted to hit the bricks as soon as their contract expired. [Slang; 1940s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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