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- brickbat⇄brickbat, noun, verb, -batted,-batting.
- brickbat⇄noun 1. a piece of broken brick, especially one used as a missile.
Ex. A number of members of the police force received injuries from brickbats hurled by the crowd (Times of India).
2. (Figurative.) an insult or sharp criticism.
Ex. It - brickbat⇄v.t. 1. to pelt with brickbats.
Ex. The Republican procession was brick-batted (Boston Journal).
2. (Figurative.) to insult or criticize sharply.
Ex. Amis ... wrote his sardonic original with the idea of brickbatting university life (N