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brick
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brick  (brk)
n.
1. pl. bricks or 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.
2. An object shaped like such a block: a brick of cheese.
3. Informal A helpful, reliable person.
tr.v. bricked, brick·ing, bricks
1. To construct, line, or pave with bricks.
2. To close or wall with brick: bricked up the windows of the old house.
Idiom:
drop a brick Informal
To make a clumsy social error.

[Middle English brike, from Middle Dutch bricke.]

bricky adj.

brick
Noun
1. a rectangular block of baked or dried clay, used in building construction
2. the material used to make such blocks
3. any rectangular block: a brick of ice cream
4. bricks collectively
5. Informal a reliable, trustworthy, or helpful person
6. drop a brick Brit & NZ informal to make a tactless or indiscreet remark
Verb
(foll. by in, up, over)to construct, line, pave, fill, or wall up with bricks: they bricked up access to the historic pillar [Middle Dutch bricke]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.brickbrick - rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
adobe brick, adobe - sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates
ceramic - an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures
clinker brick, clinker - a hard brick used as a paving stone
firebrick - brick made of fire clay; used for lining e.g. furnaces and chimneys
cope, coping, header - brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
mud brick - a brick made from baked mud
building material - material used for constructing buildings
clay - a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
2.brick - a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy
good person - a person who is good to other people
Translations

brick [brɪk] nladrillo
brick [brɪk] nbrique f
brick [brɪk] nZiegelstein m, Backstein m;
(of ice cream) → Block m
brick [brɪk] nmattone m

brick
n brick [brik]
(a block of) baked clay used for building a pile of bricks; (also adjective ) a brick wall.baksteenطوبٌ، آجُر، قَرْميدтухлаcihla; cihlovýmurstender Ziegelτούβλοladrillotellis(kivi)آجرtiili(de/en) briqueלְבֵנָהईंटciglatéglabatamúrsteinnmattoneれんが벽돌plytaķieģelis; ķieģeļu-batabaksteen; bakstenenmurstein, tegl(stein)cegłatijolo(de/din) cărămidăкирпич; кирпичныйtehla; tehlovýopekaciglategel[]อิฐtuğlaцеглинаاینٹgạch
n ˈbrickbat
an insult They hurled brickbats at the politician throughout his speech.kritiek, onvriendelike aanmerkingمُلاحَظَةٌ قاسِيَه، انتِقادٌ لاذشعпарче тухлаurážkafornærmelseder Ziegelbrockenαποδοκιμασία, προσβολήinsultoteravusتوهینsolvausinsultesהַעֲלָבָהगाली-गलौच करनाkomad opekebántó megjegyzéspenghinaansvívirðingfrecciataしんらつな批評모욕įžeidžianti pastabaaizvainojoša / asa piezīmecemuhanverwensingskjellsord; skarp kritikkobraźliwe słowo, obelgainsultoinsultăрезкое замечание, оскорблениеurážkažalitevuvredanedsabling, skarp kritikการประชดประชันhakaret貶責的話уламок цеглиниبے عزتی کترنا ، توہین کرناlời nhận xét khiếm nhã
n ˈbricklayer
a person who builds (houses etc) with bricks. messelaarبنّـاء بالطوب / بالقَرميدзидарzedníkmurerder Maurerχτίστηςalbañilmüürseppآجرچینmuurarimaçon, maçonneבָּנָאיराजगीरzidarkőművestukang batumúrari, múrhleðslumaðurmuratoreれんが積み職人벽돌공mūrininkasmūrniekspenurap batametselaarmurermurarzpedreirozidarкаменщикmurárzidarzidarmurareช่างปูนduvarcı砌磚工人мулярراج ، معمارthợ nề

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