A brick is a heavy block used in building. It is usually made from clay and is shaped like a small rectangle. Builders use bricks to make walls and buildings.
The wall is made of red bricks.
We need more bricks to build the house.
The word brick can also mean a heavy object like a stone that is shaped like a brick. People sometimes throw bricks during fights or protests to break things.
He threw a brick at the window.
The bricks broke the glass quickly.
In technology, brick means an electronic device that does not work anymore. If a device is 'bricked', it cannot turn on or work, making it useless like a brick.
My phone is a brick after the update.
The broken tablet became a brick.
Informally, calling someone a brick means they are very reliable and strong. They are the kind of person you can trust to help or support you when needed.
John is a brick in hard times.
She helped me, truly a brick.
Sometimes brick refers to an old or large mobile phone or electronic device that is heavy and hard to carry. It is an informal meaning often used when talking about old technology.
My first phone was a big brick.
That old phone is like a brick.
As a verb, brick means to hit something or someone by throwing bricks. This word is often used when talking about angry crowds or violence.
They brick the windows during protests.
The crowd bricked the walls in anger.
In slang, brick is sometimes used to mean a thousand dollars or another large amount of money. It is informal and mostly used in speech.
It costs five bricks to buy the car.
He earned two bricks last week.
Brick as a verb means to cause a device like a phone or computer to stop working and become useless. It usually happens by mistake or due to damaged software.
The update bricked my computer yesterday.
He bricked his phone by mistake.
