Brick Up (Verb)
Meaning
Wall up with brick.
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The workers were hired to brick up the old doorway to create more wall space for bookshelves.
- By the time the authorities arrived, they had already bricked up the secret entrance to the tunnel.
- After years of neglect, the conservatory was finally bricked up to prevent further decay.
- The narrow window was bricked up to strengthen the wall against the strong winds.
- As a safety precaution, the large hole in the wall was quickly bricked up by the maintenance team.