bricklay

== English == === Etymology === Back-formation from bricklaying and bricklayer, themselves from the phrasal verb lay brick. By surface analysis, brick +‎ lay. === Pronunciation === enPR: brĭk′-lā′, IPA(key): /ˈbɹɪkˌleɪ/ Rhymes: -ɪkleɪ === Verb === bricklay (third-person singular simple present bricklays, present participle bricklaying, simple past and past participle bricklaid) (rare, nonstandard, ambitransitive, construction) To lay brick; to use mortar to construct a structure using bricks. Synonym: lay brick(s) Antonym: debrick ==== Usage notes ==== Most commonly seen in the form bricklaying, likely due to the already-established term. E.g., “they’re bricklaying right now.”