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| brick [ brik ] |
noun (plural bricks) |
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1. hard block used for construction: a rectangular block of clay or a similar material that is baked until it is hard and is used for building houses, walls, and other large permanent structures
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2. bricks or their material: bricks collectively, or the material they are made of
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3. block: a rectangular block of something, e.g. of ice cream or coffee
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4. U.K. leisure
Same as building block
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5. reliable supportive person: a helpful or supportive person
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dated informal
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transitive verb (past and past participle bricked, present participle brick·ing, 3rd person present singular bricks) |
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1. make something with bricks: to use bricks to build something or as a liner or paving material for something
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2. close something up with bricks: to close something up or wall something off with bricks and mortar
  the window had been bricked up
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| [15th century. < Middle Dutch bricke, later reinforced by French brique] |
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hit the bricks
1. to go out and actively look for something, e.g. a job or housing
2. to go on strike
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