What (who) is brick - definition
![This wall in [[Beacon Hill, Boston]], shows different types of brickwork and stone foundations](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/2008 BeaconHill Boston 2302897829.jpg?width=200 "This wall in [[Beacon Hill, Boston]], shows different types of brickwork and stone foundations"){kind=tracking}
![A wall constructed in glazed-headed [[Flemish bond]] with bricks of various shades and lengths.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Brick wall close-up view.jpg?width=200 "A wall constructed in glazed-headed [[Flemish bond]] with bricks of various shades and lengths.")
![A concrete brick-making assembly line in [[Guilinyang]] Town, Hainan, China. This operation produces a pallet containing 42 bricks, approximately every 30 seconds.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Brickworks in Hainan - cement vessel, maker, stacker 01.jpg?width=200 "A concrete brick-making assembly line in [[Guilinyang]] Town, Hainan, China. This operation produces a pallet containing 42 bricks, approximately every 30 seconds.")
![[[Malbork Castle]] of the [[Teutonic Order]] in Poland – the largest brick castle in the world](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Castillo de Malbork, Polonia, 2013-05-19, DD 04.jpg?width=200 "[[Malbork Castle]] of the [[Teutonic Order]] in Poland – the largest brick castle in the world")
![An old brick wall in [[English bond]] laid with alternating courses of ''headers'' and ''stretchers''.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Concrete wall.jpg?width=200 "An old brick wall in [[English bond]] laid with alternating courses of ''headers'' and ''stretchers''.")
![Front Street along the [[Cane River]] in historic [[Natchitoches, Louisiana]], is paved with bricks.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Historic brick street in Natchitoches, LA IMG 1943.JPG?width=200 "Front Street along the [[Cane River]] in historic [[Natchitoches, Louisiana]], is paved with bricks.")
![Waterloo station]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/London stock brick (bridge).jpg?width=200 "Waterloo station]]")
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![The ancient [[Jetavanaramaya]] [[stupa]] of [[Anuradhapura]] in [[Sri Lanka]] is one of the largest brick structures in the world.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/SL Anuradhapura asv2020-01 img24 Jetavanaramaya Stupa.jpg?width=200 "The ancient [[Jetavanaramaya]] [[stupa]] of [[Anuradhapura]] in [[Sri Lanka]] is one of the largest brick structures in the world.")
![The brickwork of [[Shebeli Tower]] in [[Iran]] displays 12th-century craftsmanship](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Shebli2.jpg?width=200 "The brickwork of [[Shebeli Tower]] in [[Iran]] displays 12th-century craftsmanship")
![Roman]] Basilica [[Aula Palatina]] in [[Trier]], Germany, built with fired bricks in the fourth century as an audience hall for [[Constantine I]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Trier - Aula Palatina.JPG?width=200 "Roman]] Basilica [[Aula Palatina]] in [[Trier]], Germany, built with fired bricks in the fourth century as an audience hall for [[Constantine I]]")
![Xhosa]] brickmaker at kiln near [[Ngcobo]] in 2007](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Xhosa brickmaker at kiln near Ngcobo.jpg?width=200 "Xhosa]] brickmaker at kiln near [[Ngcobo]] in 2007")
![Chile house]] in [[Hamburg]], Germany](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Chilehaus - Hamburg.jpg?width=200 "Chile house]] in [[Hamburg]], Germany")
![[[Ishtar Gate]] of [[Babylon]] in the [[Pergamon Museum]], [[Berlin]], Germany](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Berlín, Museo de Pérgamo 05.jpg?width=200 "[[Ishtar Gate]] of [[Babylon]] in the [[Pergamon Museum]], [[Berlin]], Germany")
![Roman [[opus reticulatum]] on Hadrian's Villa in [[Tivoli, Italy]] (2nd century)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Opus reticulatum 2.JPG?width=200 "Roman [[opus reticulatum]] on Hadrian's Villa in [[Tivoli, Italy]] (2nd century)")
![Frauenkirche]], [[Munich]], Germany, erected 1468–1488, looking up at the towers](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Munich Frauenkirche.jpg?width=200 "Frauenkirche]], [[Munich]], Germany, erected 1468–1488, looking up at the towers")
![Eastern gable of church of St. James in [[Toruń]] (14th century)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Torun sw Jakub szczyt zach.JPG?width=200 "Eastern gable of church of St. James in [[Toruń]] (14th century)")
![Radzyń]] Castle (14th century)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Radzyn Chelm zamek zendrowka.jpg?width=200 "Radzyń]] Castle (14th century)")
![[[Mudéjar]] brick church tower in [[Teruel]], Spain, (14th century)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mudéjar Teruel (1361857538).jpg?width=200 "[[Mudéjar]] brick church tower in [[Teruel]], Spain, (14th century)")
![Brick sculpting on [[Thornbury Castle]], Thornbury, near [[Bristol]], England. The [[chimney]]s were erected in 1514](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/thornbury.twochimneys.arp.750pix.jpg?width=200 "Brick sculpting on [[Thornbury Castle]], Thornbury, near [[Bristol]], England. The [[chimney]]s were erected in 1514")
![A 19th-century brick church in [[Loppi]], Finland](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lopen uusi kirkko.jpg?width=200 "A 19th-century brick church in [[Loppi]], Finland")
![A typical Dutch farmhouse near [[Wageningen]], Netherlands](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rieten dak old farmhouse.jpg?width=200 "A typical Dutch farmhouse near [[Wageningen]], Netherlands")
![Decorative bricks in [[St Michael and All Angels Church, Blantyre, Malawi]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/St Michael and All Angels Church, Blantyre, Malawi Brick Detail 2.JPG?width=200 "Decorative bricks in [[St Michael and All Angels Church, Blantyre, Malawi]]")
![Virgilio Barco Public Library, [[Bogotá]], Colombia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/BiblioBarco.jpg?width=200 "Virgilio Barco Public Library, [[Bogotá]], Colombia")
![FES Building, [[Cali]], Colombia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Maria Claudia Cali edificio FES.jpg?width=200 "FES Building, [[Cali]], Colombia")
![A brick kiln, [[Tamil Nadu]], India](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Brick likn india.JPG?width=200 "A brick kiln, [[Tamil Nadu]], India")
![Brick sidewalk paving in [[Portland, Oregon]], U.S.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/SW 4th Avenue MAX station.jpg?width=200 "Brick sidewalk paving in [[Portland, Oregon]], U.S.")
![Brick sidewalk in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], U.S.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/CambridgeMAFireplugB.jpg?width=200 "Brick sidewalk in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], U.S.")
![Normanby – UK]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Normanby Brick.jpg?width=200 "Normanby – UK]]")
![Fired, clay bricks in [[Hainan]], China](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Brick making in Hainan - 01.jpg?width=200 "Fired, clay bricks in [[Hainan]], China")
![The largest brick warehouse in the world, [[Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse]], [[Liverpool]], UK](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Stanley_Dock_warehouses.jpg?width=200 "The largest brick warehouse in the world, [[Stanley Dock Tobacco Warehouse]], [[Liverpool]], UK")
![Medieval heir to the [[Roman brick]] in the [[Toulouse]] region, the "Foraine" brick has kept the same large and flat format.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Foraine brick en.jpg?width=200 "Medieval heir to the [[Roman brick]] in the [[Toulouse]] region, the \"Foraine\" brick has kept the same large and flat format.")
![The [[Albi Cathedral]] (France) was built using "Foraine" bricks.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/(Albi) North views of the Ste Cécile Cathedral.jpg?width=200 "The [[Albi Cathedral]] (France) was built using \"Foraine\" bricks.")
![The old brick house at [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/艋舺古厝-成都路洪和商店No.124-2023-01.jpg?width=200 "The old brick house at [[Taipei]], [[Taiwan]].")
I'm tired of carrying this brick all day.
2) Really cold.
I tried to wear a T-shirt today, but it was brick out and I had to get a sweatshirt
3) To fail terribly, or the failure itself.
I tried to cook chicken, but I bricked and burned the house down by accident.
I tried to cook chicken, but I burned the house down by accident; it was a real brick.
4) Tough, rough, and hard (Why it's good: All of a bricks characteristics fit the meaning.)
That trick was brick. I couldn't have pulled it off.
5) Used to describe someone who cancels pre-arranged plans without informing the other party. Their decision to cancel plans was either pre-meditated intent or total disregard for the other person/persons involved.
(1)-Phil Bambino threw a brick at me last night. (2)- I got bricked hard by Cavoli the other day.
Wikipedia
A brick is a type of construction material used to build walls, pavements and other elements in masonry construction. Properly, the term brick denotes a unit primarily composed of clay, but is now also used informally to denote units made of other materials or other chemically cured construction blocks. Bricks can be joined using mortar, adhesives or by interlocking. Bricks are usually produced at brickworks in numerous classes, types, materials, and sizes which vary with region, and are produced in bulk quantities.
Block is a similar term referring to a rectangular building unit composed of clay or concrete, but is usually larger than a brick. Lightweight bricks (also called lightweight blocks) are made from expanded clay aggregate.
Fired bricks are one of the longest-lasting and strongest building materials, sometimes referred to as artificial stone, and have been used since circa 4000 BC. Air-dried bricks, also known as mud-bricks, have a history older than fired bricks, and have an additional ingredient of a mechanical binder such as straw.
Bricks 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.
