brick up

1. (transitive)To block or cover using bricks.

   I am going to brick up the window instead of replacing the glass.

   The tunnel's mouth was bricked up because it was unsafe.

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2. (transitive)To trap or seal in a closed space using bricks.

   The chest was bricked up into the wall.

3. (colloquial, intransitive)To become constipated.

4. (Internet, transitive)To cause (someone) to have an erection.

5. To build a supporting structure out of brick in order to form the containing walls of a mould.

1. The curators tried to protect museum buildings from looting by bricking up entrances, but that didn’t help much.

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• brick offвідгородити, відгороджуватиTo put a barrier around, or to form a barrier around, with bricks.
• brick upTo block or cover using bricks.
• brick inTo enclose with bricks.
• brick overTo wall up with brick.