brick up
Close with masonry
To brick up is to seal an opening by filling it with bricks: They bricked up the old doorway.
The phrase almost always describes permanently closing windows, doors, or other architectural openings.
Figuratively, to brick up can mean to wall off emotionally: He bricked up his feelings after the divorce.
seal
Authentication stamp or mark
block · entomb · imprison · isolate · conceal · trap · encase · fortify · secure · cover
wall
Vertical enclosing structure
trowel · blocks · redbrick · clay · laying · builder · foundation · structure · stonework · plaster
- boundariesboundary, boundary line, borders, border, edges
brick upopen up
Reveal inner thoughts
unblock · unseal · expose · clear · break through
brick upunbrick
Restore nonfunctional device
demolish · tear down · knock down · pull down · break down
brick, bricks, bricked, bricking, brickwork, brickyard, bricklayer, bricklaying, upping