bricking

SayBRIK-ing/ˈbɹɪkɪŋ/

Noun pluralbrickings

3 meanings of bricking

1
verb
Present participle and gerund of brick. Use this -ing form for an action happening now or as a noun naming the action.
He spent the weekend bricking up the old doorway.
A faulty update kept bricking people's phones.
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2
nouncountable or uncountable
The act of throwing bricks at someone or something to hurt or attack them.
Like being hit by many stones thrown all at once, but with bricks.
The angry crowd's bricking left several windows shattered.
He suffered a brutal bricking during the riot.
Similarstoning, pelting
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3
noununcountable
A trick where someone buys a working device, breaks it on purpose, then returns it for a refund.
Like buying a toy, breaking it on purpose, then asking for your money back.
Bricking costs stores a lot of money every year.
He was arrested for bricking after returning the gutted laptops.
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bricking is a form of brick

brick, verb: To build or cover something using bricks. Full entry

Forms: brickbricks he/she/itbricking -ing formbricked past tense, past participle
Spelling: brick → bricking: add -ing

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