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
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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