brick up
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.
Verb
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wall up with brick
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