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brick up sth phrasal verb
phrasal verb [M]
Definition
to build a wall of bricks around something, or to fill something with bricks
The doors and windows had been bricked up to prevent squatters from getting in.
(Definition of brick up sth from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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