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bricking

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈbɹɪkɪŋ/
  • rhymes with -ɪkɪŋ

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of pelting with bricks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The state of an electronic device being rendered completely unusable by a failed or corrupted firmware or software change.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: business, computing, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, sciences

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A type of return fraud in which a working electronic item is purchased, then deliberately damaged or stripped of valuable components in order to render it unusable, and then returned to the merchant for a refund as a profit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: business, criminology, human-sciences, law, sciences

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4

verb

Meaning 4

present participle and gerund of brick

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Etymology

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