brick

A hard rectangular block, usually made from clay, used to build walls and houses.

• The house has red brick walls.
• He laid the first brick carefully.
• Several bricks fell from the old chimney.

Common phrases: brick wall, red brick, lay a brick

A solid piece of something shaped like a small rectangular building block.

• He cut a slice from the brick of cheese.
• The butter came in a wrapped brick.
• We stacked the plastic bricks on the table.

How to use it: brick of something (She bought a brick of cheese for the party.)

Similar words: block

Common phrases: brick of cheese, brick of butter, plastic brick

A short video shared online.

• She posted a brick about her morning walk.
• That funny brick appeared in my feed.
• He watched several bricks while waiting for the bus.

Similar words: clip, short video, reel

Common phrases: post a brick, watch a brick, new brick

To make an electronic device stop working, usually permanently, by changing its software or settings.

• This update could brick your phone.
• I accidentally bricked my tablet yesterday.
• A failed software installation bricked the console.

Similar words: disable

Common phrases: brick a phone, brick a device, brick a console

To build or cover something using small, hard rectangular building blocks.

• They plan to brick up the doorway.
• The old windows were bricked over.
• Workers bricked the sides of the well.

How to use it: brick something up (They bricked the doorway up last year.)

Common phrases: brick up something, brick over something, brick a wall