Brick - English meaning

noun

A small rectangular block typically made of fired or sun-dried clay, used in building.

Usage examples:

Mud and wattle or sun-dried bricks are used in house building in rural areas; well-off families may…

noun

A large and relatively heavy mobile phone, typically an early model with limited functionality.

Usage examples:

I had one of those motorola bricks as my first cell phone

noun

A generous, helpful, and reliable person.

Usage examples:

‘you are really a brick, vi,’ gloria said

verb

Block or enclose with a wall of bricks.

Usage examples:

The doors have been bricked up

verb

Throw bricks at.

Usage examples:

The pub was attacked and windows in the area were bricked

verb

Cause (a smartphone or other electronic device) to become completely unable to function, typically on a permanent basis.

Usage examples:

Installing an unofficial os voids the warranty and may brick the phone

verb

Be extremely worried or nervous.