verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To lay brick; to use mortar to construct a structure using bricks. ambitransitive, nonstandard, rare

Synonyms

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lay brick

Antonyms

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debrick

Etymology

Back-formation from bricklaying and bricklayer, themselves from the phrasal verb lay brick. By surface analysis, brick + lay.

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