From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
[2024]
*** Etymology
The [noun] is derived from [en].[1] The [verb] is derived from the noun.[2]
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] A piece of brick , rock , etc., especially when used as a weapon (for example, thrown or placed in a sock or other receptacle and used as a club ).
2. * [chapter=George Tākerfield [ Tankerfield ] a Faythful Martyr and Witnes of the Gospel, Constantly Suffering for the Testimonie of the Same]
3. * [en]
4. * [chapter=What was Hidden under the Floor]
5. * [year=1963]
6. [en] A piece of ( sharp ) criticism or a ( highly ) uncomplimentary remark .
7. * [page=179]
8. * [chapter=The Didactic]
9. * [title=Manmohan Singh's burning ambition]
10. * [en]
11. * [en]
**** Derived terms
- [en]
- [en]
- [en] < !--predates the verb-->
**** Translations
[piece of brick, rock, etc., especially when used as a weapon]
- Finnish: [fi]
- Macedonian: [mk]
- Russian: [ru] [of brick; collective] , [ru] [of rock]
- Spanish: [es]
[trans-bottom]
[piece of (sharp) criticism or a (highly) uncomplimentary remark]
- Finnish: [fi]
- Macedonian: [mk]
[trans-bottom]
*** Verb
[++] [en]
1. To attack (someone or something) by swinging or throwing brickbats _(noun [en] )_ .
2. * [chapter=Crime in Georgia]
3. [en] To assail (someone or something) with ( sharp ) criticism .
**** Translations
[to attack (someone or something) by swinging or throwing brickbats]
- Finnish: [fi]
- Macedonian: [mk]
- Spanish: [es]
[trans-bottom]
[to assail (someone or something) with (sharp) criticism]
- Finnish: [fi]
- Macedonian: [mk]
- Vietnamese: [vi]
[trans-bottom]
*** References
References:
[1]. [pos=n] ; [pos=n]
[2]. [pos=v]
[en] [en]