Meaning of "brick" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BRICK

From Old French brique, from Middle Dutch bricke; related to Middle Low German brike, Old English brecan to break.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BRICK

brick  [brɪk]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRICK

Brick is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb brick in English.

WHAT DOES BRICK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Brick

A brick is a block or a single unit of a kneaded clay-bearing soil, sand and lime, or concrete material, fire hardened or air dried, used in masonry construction. Fired brick are the most numerous type and are laid in courses and numerous patterns known as bonds, collectively known as brickwork, and may be laid in various kinds of mortar to hold the bricks together to make a durable structure. Brick are produced in numerous types, materials, and sizes which vary with region and time period, and are produced in bulk quantities. Two most basic categories of brick are fired and non-fired brick. Fired brick are one of the longest lasting and strongest building materials sometimes referred to as artificial stone and have been used since circa 5000 BC. Air dried bricks have a history older than fired bricks, are known by the synonyms mud brick and adobe, and have an additional ingredient of a mechanical binder such as straw.

Definition of brick in the English dictionary

The first definition of brick in the dictionary is a rectangular block of clay mixed with sand and fired in a kiln or baked by the sun, used in building construction. Other definition of brick is the material used to make such blocks. Brick is also any rectangular block.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BRICK

PRESENT

Present

I brick

you brick

he/she/it bricks

we brick

you brick

they brick

Present continuous

I am bricking

you are bricking

he/she/it is bricking

we are bricking

you are bricking

they are bricking

Present perfect

I have bricked

you have bricked

he/she/it has bricked

we have bricked

you have bricked

they have bricked

Present perfect continuous

I have been bricking

you have been bricking

he/she/it has been bricking

we have been bricking

you have been bricking

they have been bricking

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I bricked

you bricked

he/she/it bricked

we bricked

you bricked

they bricked

Past continuous

I was bricking

you were bricking

he/she/it was bricking

we were bricking

you were bricking

they were bricking

Past perfect

I had bricked

you had bricked

he/she/it had bricked

we had bricked

you had bricked

they had bricked

Past perfect continuous

I had been bricking

you had been bricking

he/she/it had been bricking

we had been bricking

you had been bricking

they had been bricking

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will brick

you will brick

he/she/it will brick

we will brick

you will brick

they will brick

Future continuous

I will be bricking

you will be bricking

he/she/it will be bricking

we will be bricking

you will be bricking

they will be bricking

Future perfect

I will have bricked

you will have bricked

he/she/it will have bricked

we will have bricked

you will have bricked

they will have bricked

Future perfect continuous

I will have been bricking

you will have been bricking

he/she/it will have been bricking

we will have been bricking

you will have been bricking

they will have been bricking

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would brick

you would brick

he/she/it would brick

we would brick

you would brick

they would brick

Conditional continuous

I would be bricking

you would be bricking

he/she/it would be bricking

we would be bricking

you would be bricking

they would be bricking

Conditional perfect

I would have brick

you would have brick

he/she/it would have brick

we would have brick

you would have brick

they would have brick

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been bricking

you would have been bricking

he/she/it would have been bricking

we would have been bricking

you would have been bricking

they would have been bricking

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you brick
we let´s brick
you brick

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to brick

Past participle

bricked

Present Participle

bricking

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «BRICK»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «brick» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of brick

good sort · salt of the earth · star

TRANSLATION OF BRICK

Find out the translation of brick to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of brick from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «brick» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 砖
• Translator English - Spanish: ladrillo
• English: brick
• Translator English - Hindi: ईंट
• Translator English - Arabic: طوبَة
• Translator English - Russian: кирпич
• Translator English - Portuguese: tijolo
• Translator English - Bengali: ইট
• Translator English - French: brique
• Translator English - Malay: Bata
• Translator English - German: Ziegel
• Translator English - Japanese: 煉瓦
• Translator English - Korean: 벽돌
• Translator English - Javanese: Bata
• Translator English - Vietnamese: gạch
• Translator English - Tamil: செங்கல்
• Translator English - Marathi: वीट
• Translator English - Turkish: tuğla
• Translator English - Italian: mattone
• Translator English - Polish: cegła
• Translator English - Ukrainian: цегла
• Translator English - Romanian: cărămidă
• Translator English - Greek: τούβλο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: baksteen
• Translator English - Swedish: tegelsten
• Translator English - Norwegian: murstein

10 QUOTES WITH «BRICK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word brick.

1

Muhammad Ali

I done wrestled with an alligator, I done tussled with a whale; handcuffed lightning, thrown thunder in jail; only last week, I murdered a rock, injured a stone, hospitalised a brick; I'm so mean I make medicine sick.

2

Tadao Ando

In the West there has always been the attempt to try make the religious building, whether it's a Medieval or Renaissance church, an eternal object for the celebration of God. The material chosen, such as stone, brick, or concrete, is meant to eternally preserve what is inside.

3

Jennifer Aniston

People who avoid the brick walls - all power to ya, but we all have to hit them sometimes in order to push through to the next level, to evolve.

4

L. Frank Baum

The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick.

5

Candice Bergen

Men say they love independence in a woman, but they don't waste a second demolishing it brick by brick.

6

Andrea Bocelli

A career is like a house: it's made of many bricks, and each brick has the same value, because without any one of them, the house would collapse.

7

William J. H. Boetcker

Better to be a strong man with a weak point, than to be a weak man without a strong point. A diamond with a flaw is more valuable that a brick without a flaw.

8

John Bonham

Sometimes you'd come up against a brick wall... or sometimes you go into a fill and you'd know halfway through it was going to be disastrous.

9

Sydney Brenner

I went in with Jack and Leslie, into this room that was lined with brick, and there on the side I can remember very clearly was this small model with plates for the bases - the original model with everything screwed together.

10

Monika Chiang

If London is the Emerald City, then Los Angeles is what exists at the other end of the yellow brick road.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRICK»

Discover the use of brick in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to brick and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Brick by Brick: How LEGO Rewrote the Rules of Innovation and ...

It took a new LEGO management team – faced with the growing rage for electronic toys, few barriers to entry, and ultra-demanding consumers (ten-year old boys) – to reinvent the innovation rule book and transform LEGO into one of the ...

David Robertson, Bill Breen, 2013

Brick: A World History

The history of brick and its effect on every nuance of cultural design ranges from 5,000 B.C. to the present day, examining its use in ancient Egypt and Rome, Buddhist shrines, Mughal mosques, and other cultural monuments, accompanied by ...

James W. P. Campbell, 2003

Hand Me Another Brick

Charles Swindoll brings his sensible and straightforward style to offer a deeply spiritual approach to the role of leader.

Charles Swindoll, 1998

Brick Lane: A Novel

Nazneen finds herself married off to a man twice her age and moved to London, where she meets a younger man involved in radical politics and begins to wonder if she has a say in her own destiny.

Monica Ali, 2008

Your Brick Oven: Building It and Baking in It

In YOUR BRICK OVEN Russell shares his passion and knowledge of building, firing and cooking for crowds according to ancient traditions.

Russell Jeavons, 2004

The Brick Testament: Stories from the Book of Genesis

Retells ten stories from the Book of Genesis with illustrations created with LEGO toys.

‎2003

Brick by Brick: The Biography of the Man Who Really Made the ...

The myth that Alec Issigonis conceived the Mini is just one whisp of the smoke screen that obscures the untold story of post-War Britain's greatest industrialist. This is more than a motoring story.

Martyn Nutland, 2012

Brick: Double Dippin' 4

After Misty is brutally attacked, Brick goes on a deadly rampage to avenge the crime and make the perpetrator pay.

Allison Hobbs, 2014

Brick by Brick: The Building of an ASEAN Economic Community

Against the backdrop of significant developments in regional economic cooperation and integration over the past decade, this book presents some of the key challenges facing ASEAN as it embarks on a bold and ambitious project to establish an ...

Denis Hew Wei-Yen, 2007

Brick in the Landscape: A Practical Guide to Specification ...

The Only Comprehensive Guide to Brick Specifically for Landscape Architects "Nothing remarkable about a brick, is there?

Rob W. Sovinski, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRICK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term brick is used in the context of the following news items.

Sorry, But the Perfect Lego Brick May Never Be Eco-Friendly

Legos just click. If you've ever played with a competing brand of “interlocking plastic bricks,” you know that Lego's big advantage is their solidity, ... «Wired, Jul 15»

Matthew Lloyd builds decorative brick homes around a church

The red brick church and its ancillary buildings were constructed over a period of 30 years at the end of the 19th century. To help the new ... «Dezeen, Jul 15»

Denver prosecutors formally charge man accused of attacking cop …

"The charge alleges that Caldera, armed with a large brick, refused to comply with the officer's commands and charged the officer in an attempt ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»

St. Clair zoning board rejects brick company

The St. Clair County Zoning Board of Appeals on Monday recommended a petition from Daniel and Lynette Toenjes to run a brick contracting ... «Belleville News-Democrat, Jul 15»

Mcor 3D Prints Incredibly Realistic Rana Plaza Brick Replica From …

Mcor Technology's 3D-printed replica brick. Mcor produces its Matrix and IRIS 3D printers, both of which are capable of printing using paper as ... «3DPrint.com, Jul 15»

Brick wall break-in

Brick wall break-in ... A BRICK WALL 16 WAPT'S JENNIFER ORTEGA JOINS US LIVE OUTSIDE THE RACEWAY ON AIRPORT ROAD. «WAPT Jackson, Jul 15»

Zemlak wraps up Brick experience

Team Brick's Austin Zemlak knocks the pucks away from Boston Junior Bruins Joe Connor during the Brick Invitational Hockey Tournament at ... «Fort McMurray Today, Jul 15»

Ian Brick, Belfast Sister City leader, dies at 72

Ian Brick, who helped start Nashville's Sister City partnership with Belfast and upheld the program's peaceful mission, died Sunday in Nashville. «The Tennessean, Jul 15»

Train driver narrowly misses being badly injured by brick thrown …

A train driver narrowly missed being seriously injured when a brick was thrown through the windscreen of his cab. The brick, hurled from a ... «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»

At Chairman's brick-and-mortar, bao still the main draw

But the expanded kitchen at the Chairman's recently opened brick-and-mortar means that you can also order pork, spicy chicken, braised short ... «SFGate, Jul 15»