brick up

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brick up

The mason will brick up the old fireplace.

Definition

Verb: - To seal or fill an opening (such as a door or window) in a wall by constructing a barrier made of bricks and mortar.

Usage

This verb describes the physical action of permanently closing an opening using bricks. It implies a deliberate, often final, act of sealing. - The previous owners decided to brick up the old fireplace. - For safety reasons, they had to brick up the unused tunnel entrance.

Advanced Usage
  • "to be bricked up": (Passive voice) Describes an opening that has been sealed with bricks.
    • The windows on the ground floor were bricked up decades ago.
Variants and Related Words
  • Wall up (verb): A more general synonym meaning to close an opening with any wall material.
  • Brick over (verb): Similar to "brick up," often used interchangeably.
Synonyms
  • Seal up
  • Close off
  • Wall in
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Brick in: Very similar in meaning to "brick up," often used interchangeably.
    • They chose to brick in the archway to create more wall space.
brick up

The mason will brick up the old fireplace.

Verb
  1. wall up with brick

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