brick

Definitions

• (countable) A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
• (uncountable) Such hardened mud, clay, etc. considered collectively, as a building material.
• (countable) Something shaped like a brick.
• (slang) A helpful and reliable person.
• (basketball) A shot which misses, particularly one which bounces directly out of the basket because of a too-flat trajectory, as if the ball were a heavier object.
• (informal) A power brick; an external power supply consisting of a small box with an integral male power plug and an attached electric cord terminating in another power plug.
• (computing) An electronic device, especially a heavy box-shaped one, that has become non-functional or obsolete.
• (firearms) A carton of 500 rimfire cartridges, which forms the approximate size and shape of a brick.
• (poker slang) A community card (usually the turn or the river) which does not improve a player's hand.
• The colour brick red.
• (slang) One kilo of cocaine.