brick wall

== English == === Noun === brick wall (plural brick walls) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brick,‎ wall. A wall made of bricks. (figurative) An obstacle. (sound engineering) A type of anti-aliasing filter with a steep cutoff. (figurative) Someone who is silent or unresponsive. ==== Derived terms ==== hit a brick wall brickwalled, brick-walled ==== Related terms ==== brick-wall limiter like talking to a wall stonewall ==== Translations ==== === Verb === brick wall (third-person singular simple present brick walls, present participle brick walling, simple past and past participle brick walled) To build a brick wall around. (sound engineering) To filter using a brick wall filter. To halt or limit abruptly. To be uncooperative and unresponsive.