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Definition of brick
1 plural 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 heat
2 : a good-hearted person
3 : a rectangular compressed mass (as of ice cream)
4 : a semisoft cheese with numerous small holes, smooth texture, and often mild flavor
5 : gaffe, blunder —used especially in the phrase drop a brick
6 : a badly missed shot in basketball he threw up a brick
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Examples of brick in a Sentence
a house made of brick
a brick of ice cream
children playing with wooden bricks
He has been an absolute brick.
Recent Examples of brick from the Web
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Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York announced on Wednesday that Hobby Lobby has agreed to pay a $3 million fine and forfeit 5,500 Iraqi artifacts, including cuneiform tablets and bricks, clay bullae, and cylinder seals.
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On Sunday, friends and other doctors visited Dr. Tam’s home, a two-story brick house in the Hillcrest Estates neighborhood.
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The display also includes a dozen adobe bricks handmade by a local adobe builder to serve as an example of the traditional building material used to construct the houses on the ranch.
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Amid the ongoing clamor of this fervent opposition, not a brick has been laid.
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The limited-edition matte, brick-red lip color is officially back in stock — but for a limited time only.
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But Benjamin Sukle, chef at (Hot 10 alum) Oberlin in Providence, RI, (a state that is to squid what Maine is to lobster) cracked the code: Cook it like chicken under a brick, applying the weight of a cast-iron pan to maximize sear and minimize chew.
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And though many of its designs draw from nostalgic prints and silhouettes, Reformation gives credit where credit is due, offering a selection of handpicked, unimpeachably cool vintage pieces at its brick-and-mortar locations.
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Guerrilla Tacos The food truck known for its inventive tacos—think sea urchin and duck-heart confit—will open a brick-and-mortar location later this year.
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Origin and Etymology of brick
Middle English bryke, from Middle Dutch bricke
brick
Definition of brick
transitive verb
1 : to close, face, or pave with bricks —usually used with up, in, or over
2 : to render (an electronic device, such as a smartphone) nonfunctional (as by accidental damage, malicious hacking, or software changes)
First Known Use of brick
1592
BRICK Defined for English Language Learners
brick
playDefinition of brick for English Language Learners
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: a small, hard block of baked clay that is used to build structures (such as houses) and sometimes to make streets, paths, etc.
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: blocks of baked clay used as building material
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: a block of something
BRICK Defined for Kids
Definition of brick for Students
1 : a building or paving material made from clay molded into blocks and baked
2 : a block made of brick
Definition of brick for Students
bricked
;bricking
: to close, face, or pave with bricks
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