English Explanatory Dictionary

brick wall

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brick, wall. A wall made of bricks.
  2. An obstacle.
  3. A type of anti-aliasing filter with a steep cutoff.
  4. Someone who is silent or unresponsive.
verb
  1. To build a brick wall around.
  2. To filter using a brick wall filter.
  3. To halt or limit abruptly.
  4. To be uncooperative and unresponsive.

Word forms

brick wall brick walls brick walling brick walled

Related words

brick-wall limiter like talking to a wall stonewall

Derived words

hit a brick wall brickwalled brick-walled
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