Main Entry:

¹brick

Pronunciation:

\ˈbrik\

Function:

noun

Usage:

often attributive

Etymology:

Middle English bryke, from Middle Dutch bricke

Date:

15th century

1plural bricks or brick : a handy-sized unit of building or paving material typically being rectangular and about 2¹⁄₄ × 3³⁄₄ × 8 inches (57 × 95 × 203 millimeters) and of moist clay hardened by heat2: a good-hearted person3: a rectangular compressed mass (as of ice cream)4: a semisoft cheese with numerous small holes, smooth texture, and often mild flavor5: gaffe, blunder —used especially in the phrase drop a brick6: a badly missed shot in basketball <he threw up a brick>