Definition

1. Noun:

   • Brick: A rectangular block, typically made of fired clay, used as a building or paving material.
   • Crab Roe / Tomalley: The yellow-orange fatty substance (the hepatopancreas and sometimes eggs) found inside a crab's shell, considered a delicacy.
   • Line: A straight mark drawn on a surface.

2. Verb:

   • To draw a line: To make a straight mark, often for emphasis or separation.
   • To cross out / To strike out: To draw a line through written text to indicate deletion or cancellation.
   • To underline: To draw a line underneath text for emphasis.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Ngôi nhà được xây bằng gạch đỏ. (The house is built with red bricks.)
  • Cua này có nhiều gạch. (This crab has a lot of roe.)
  • Hãy đánh dấu bằng một gạch đỏ. (Mark it with a red line.)

• Verb:

  • Gạch chân những từ khóa quan trọng. (Underline the important keywords.)
  • Giáo viên gạch bỏ câu trả lời sai. (The teacher crossed out the wrong answer.)
  • Gạch một đường thẳng để chia đôi trang giấy. (Draw a straight line to divide the page in half.)

Advanced Usage

• "gạch đầu dòng": Refers to a bullet point in a list.
  • Hãy trình bày ý chính dưới dạng các gạch đầu dòng. (Present the main ideas as bullet points.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gạch men (n): Ceramic tile, used for flooring or walls.

  • Phòng tắm được ốp gạch men trắng. (The bathroom is tiled with white ceramic tiles.)

• Gạch chéo (v): To draw a diagonal line or slash ( / ).

  • Gạch chéo ô không phù hợp. (Put a slash through the box that does not apply.)

• Gạch ngang (v): To draw a horizontal line or to strike through.

  • Tên anh ấy đã bị gạch ngang khỏi danh sách. (His name was crossed off the list.)

Synonyms

• Brick: clay block, paver.
• To cross out: to delete, to strike through, to cancel.
• To underline: to underscore, to highlight.

Related Idioms

• Nói gạch đá: To speak harshly, using sharp, hurtful words (literally, "to speak bricks and stones").

  • Đừng nói gạch đá với nhau. (Don't speak harshly to each other.)

• Chắc như cua gạch: Very certain or firm (literally, "as firm as a crab with roe"). This idiom plays on the idea that a crab full of roe is heavy and doesn't move easily.

  • Lời hứa của anh ấy chắc như cua gạch. (His promise is rock solid.)

noun

1. brick

verb

1. to rule; to make line
   • gạch một đường bằng thước
     to rule a line
2. to cross out; to strike off
   • gạch bỏ một chữ
     to cross out a word
3. to delete