bricking up
bricking up is the present participle and gerund of brick up.
Meaning of brick up
Verb
brick up (third-person singular simple present bricks up, present participle bricking up, simple past and past participle bricked up)
- To block or cover using bricks.
- I am going to brick up the window instead of replacing the glass.
- To trap or seal in a closed space using bricks.
- The chest was bricked up into the wall.
- Synonyms:
- brick in
- To become constipated.
- To cause (someone) to have an erection.
- She’s got a little meat along her lats and femur muscles that bricks me up more.2023, Lula White, Drink You (Explore Men of the Hamptons; 3), Lula White Books, →ISBN, page unknown
- To build a supporting structure out of brick in order to form the containing walls of a mould.
Questions about bricking up
- What is bricking up the present participle and gerund of?
- Bricking up is the present participle and gerund of brick up.
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