bricked
Dead as hardware
Bricked describes an electronic device rendered completely unusable—as functional as a brick.
A phone, game console, or computer becomes bricked when a failed software update, botched modification, or corrupted firmware leaves it unable to start: I tried to jailbreak my phone and bricked it.
The term emerged from tech communities where tinkering sometimes produced expensive paperweights.
Solidified by extreme cold
- crashedSuddenly failed or slept
- deadNo longer alive
- unbootableCannot start up
- inoperableCannot be repaired
nonfunctional · unusable · unresponsive · glitched · bugged · corrupted · malfunctioned · faulty
Obstacle blocking a path
- blockadeSealing off a place
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- sealedClosed to prevent entry
enclosed · blocked · impasse · hindrance · bottleneck · deadlock · stalemate · logjam
Building with mortared blocks
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- layingPutting down horizontally
- kiln-firedHeated in ceramic oven
- adobeSun-dried clay bricks
pavers · trowel · grout · facade · chimney · hearth · cobblestone · terracotta
frozen
Solidified by extreme cold
- crashedSuddenly failed or slept
- deadNo longer alive
- unbootableCannot start up
inoperable · nonfunctional · unusable · unresponsive · glitched · bugged · corrupted · malfunctioned · faulty · defective
barricade
Obstacle blocking a path
sealed · enclosed · blocked · impasse · hindrance · bottleneck · deadlock · stalemate · logjam · roadblock
masonry
Building with mortared blocks
- mortarGrinding bowl or binder
- layingPutting down horizontally
- kiln-firedHeated in ceramic oven
adobe · pavers · trowel · grout · facade · chimney · hearth · cobblestone · terracotta · clinker
- dev culturedebug, bug, code review, pull request, git
brickedfunctional
Able to operate correctly
working · operational · functioning · unbricked · responsive
- brick wallStacked masonry partition
- hit a brick wallMeet impassable barrier
- like a ton of bricksWith sudden crushing weight
- fire brickHeat-proof masonry block
- brick and mortarBusiness with premises
- bricked inEnclosed by masonry
brick, bricks, brickwork, bricklayer, brickbat, bricking, bricklaying, brickyard, firebricks