noun A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
This wall is made of bricks.
noun Such hardened mud, clay, etc. considered collectively, as a building material.
This house is made of brick.
noun Something shaped like a brick.
a plastic explosive brick
noun The colour brick red.
brick:
noun A helpful and reliable person.
Thanks for helping me wash the car. You’re a brick.
noun A shot which misses, particularly one which bounces directly out of the basket because of a too-flat trajectory, as if the ball were a heavier object.
See also: put up a brick
noun A power brick; an external power supply consisting of a small box with an integral male plug and an attached cord terminating in another plug.
noun An electronic device, especially a heavy box-shaped one, that has become non-functional or obsolete.