brick
To build, wall up, or fill a space using bricks, often to seal an opening like a window or door. In a modern technical context, it also means to cause an electronic device to become completely non-functional and unrecoverable.
उदाहरण
3 / 5The workers had to brick up the old entrance to make the building more secure.
The workers had to seal the old door with bricks for safety.
It is required that the contractor brick the exterior facade in accordance with local heritage guidelines.
The builder must use bricks for the outside walls following historical rules.
I'm terrified that if I try to root my phone, I might accidentally brick it.
I am scared I will break my phone permanently by changing the software.
शब्द परिवार
याद रखने का तरीका
Think of a 'brick' as a heavy, rectangular block. If you 'brick' something, you are turning it into a heavy, useless block (like a dead phone) or using those blocks to close a path.
त्वरित क्विज़
The owner decided to ___ up the fireplace because it was no longer in use.
सही!
सही उत्तर है: brick
उदाहरण
The workers had to brick up the old entrance to make the building more secure.
everydayThe workers had to seal the old door with bricks for safety.
It is required that the contractor brick the exterior facade in accordance with local heritage guidelines.
formalThe builder must use bricks for the outside walls following historical rules.
I'm terrified that if I try to root my phone, I might accidentally brick it.
informalI am scared I will break my phone permanently by changing the software.
The site analysis revealed that the chamber had been bricked shut during the late medieval period.
academicResearch showed the room was closed off with bricks in the late Middle Ages.
We need to decide whether to brick the courtyard or use poured concrete for the patio area.
businessWe must choose between using bricks or concrete for the outdoor floor.
शब्द परिवार
सामान्य शब्द संयोजन
सामान्य वाक्यांश
brick by brick
gradually and methodically
hit a brick wall
to face an insuperable obstacle
drop a brick
to say something embarrassing or tactless
अक्सर इससे भ्रम होता है
A device for slowing a vehicle, whereas 'brick' is a building material or the act of walling.
A structure carrying a road over an obstacle, not a single block of clay.
इस्तेमाल की जानकारी
When used in construction, it is almost always followed by a preposition like 'up', 'in', or 'over'. In technology, 'to brick' is a transitive verb used when software updates go wrong.
सामान्य गलतियाँ
Learners often forget to use the particle 'up' when they mean they are sealing a window or door permanently.
याद रखने का तरीका
Think of a 'brick' as a heavy, rectangular block. If you 'brick' something, you are turning it into a heavy, useless block (like a dead phone) or using those blocks to close a path.
शब्द की उत्पत्ति
Derived from the Middle Dutch word 'bricke', which referred to a tile or a piece of baked clay.
व्याकरण पैटर्न
सांस्कृतिक संदर्भ
In many English-speaking countries, red brick is the quintessential material for 19th-century industrial and residential architecture.
त्वरित क्विज़
The owner decided to ___ up the fireplace because it was no longer in use.
सही!
सही उत्तर है: brick
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