Brickbat (Noun)
Meaning 1
Blunt criticism.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A fragment of brick used as a weapon.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).
Examples
- The protesters hurled brickbats at the police officers, who responded with tear gas to disperse the crowd.
- As the rioters smashed storefronts, they used brickbats to shatter windows and dent metal signs.
- During the labor dispute, picketers were accused of throwing brickbats at strikebreakers attempting to enter the factory.
- A brickbat struck the mayor's limousine as he drove through the city, shattering the rear window.
- In the 19th century, brickbats were a common projectile used by gangs in urban turf wars.