brick

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

This wall is made of bricks.

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

This house is made of brick.

They gather one by one, trickling into the shady courtyard, the familiar hum of Mass. Ave. wafting in from behind brick buildings and iron gates.

Something shaped like a brick.

a plastic explosive brick

The colour brick red.

The handyman considered the question and I knew she had a brick of ground beans in her bag but was considering whether the beds and a hot drink was worth a brick of coffee.

He disentangled himself from the safe door and delved inside. He brought out a brick of banknotes.

A helpful and reliable person.

Thanks for helping me wash the car. You’re a brick.

“It's easy to see you're a brick!” replied Lady Augusta, and the laugh again became general.

To build, line, or form with bricks.

to be bricked alive (as a form of capital punishment)

If the ground is strong right up to the surface, a few yards are usually sunk and bricked before the engines and pit top are erected

To make into bricks.

The plant, which is here described, for bricking fine ores and flue dust, was designed and the plans produced in the engineering department of the Selby smelter.

To hit someone or something with a brick.

To make (an electronic device) non-functional and usually beyond repair, as a result of software or configuration issues.

My VCR was bricked during the lightning storm.

Just need to project against users from deleting NK.BIN and bricking the device.

Of an electronic device, to become non-functional, especially in a way beyond repair, as a result of software or configuration issues.

My phone bricked halfway through the videoconference.

Extremely cold.

And while the tropics are definitely the place to be when it's brick outside, rocking a snorkel on the beach only works when you're snorkeling.

He was always hanging tight with me and since he had access to a ride . . . it made traveling easier. I mean it was no biggie brain buster to take the train, but when it's brick outside . . . fuck the A train.