砖 — meaning in English
zhuān
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English meaning
- doorstop noun Any device or object used to halt the motion of a door, as a large or heavy object, a wedge, or some piece of hardware fixed to the floor, door or wall.
Senses
砖 is used for these senses in English:
- building block (literally) A component that is part of a larger construction, such as a brick or a stone.
- doorstop (jocular) A large book, which by implication could be used to stop a door.
doorstop — full definition
- noun Any device or object used to halt the motion of a door, as a large or heavy object, a wedge, or some piece of hardware fixed to the floor, door or wall.
- noun A large book, which by implication could be used to stop a door.
- noun Eggcorn of doorstep.
- noun An interview with a politician or other public figure (apparently informal or spontaneous but often planned), as they enter or leave a building.