Meaning of the word brick in English
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brick
US /brɪk/
UK /brɪk/
Noun
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a block of hard material used in building, typically made of fired clay
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The house was built with red bricks.
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He laid each brick carefully.
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2.
a child's toy building block
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The children were playing with colorful plastic bricks.
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He built a tall tower out of toy bricks.
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3.
a large, heavy, and often outdated mobile phone
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My old phone is such a brick, it barely fits in my pocket.
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Before smartphones, many cell phones were big bricks.
Verb
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to render an electronic device permanently inoperable, typically due to a software malfunction or incorrect firmware update
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Be careful when flashing custom ROMs, you might brick your phone.
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The faulty update caused many devices to brick.
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