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gold·brick
(gōld′brĭk′) Slangn.
A person, especially a soldier, who avoids assigned duties or work; a shirker.
v. gold·bricked, gold·brick·ing, gold·bricks
v.intr.
To shirk one's assigned duties or responsibilities.
v.tr.
To cheat; swindle.
gold′brick′er n.
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goldbrick
(ˈɡəʊldˌbrɪk)vb (intr)
to avoid performing work or duties; shirk
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gold•brick
(ˈgoʊldˌbrɪk)Slang. n.
1. Also, gold′brick`er. a person, esp. a soldier, who loafs on the job.
v.i. 2. to shirk; loaf.
[1850–55]
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goldbrick
Past participle: goldbricked
Gerund: goldbricking
| Imperative |
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| goldbrick |
| goldbrick |
| Present |
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| I goldbrick |
| you goldbrick |
| he/she/it goldbricks |
| we goldbrick |
| you goldbrick |
| they goldbrick |
| Preterite |
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| I goldbricked |
| you goldbricked |
| he/she/it goldbricked |
| we goldbricked |
| you goldbricked |
| they goldbricked |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am goldbricking |
| you are goldbricking |
| he/she/it is goldbricking |
| we are goldbricking |
| you are goldbricking |
| they are goldbricking |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have goldbricked |
| you have goldbricked |
| he/she/it has goldbricked |
| we have goldbricked |
| you have goldbricked |
| they have goldbricked |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was goldbricking |
| you were goldbricking |
| he/she/it was goldbricking |
| we were goldbricking |
| you were goldbricking |
| they were goldbricking |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had goldbricked |
| you had goldbricked |
| he/she/it had goldbricked |
| we had goldbricked |
| you had goldbricked |
| they had goldbricked |
| Future |
|---|
| I will goldbrick |
| you will goldbrick |
| he/she/it will goldbrick |
| we will goldbrick |
| you will goldbrick |
| they will goldbrick |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have goldbricked |
| you will have goldbricked |
| he/she/it will have goldbricked |
| we will have goldbricked |
| you will have goldbricked |
| they will have goldbricked |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be goldbricking |
| you will be goldbricking |
| he/she/it will be goldbricking |
| we will be goldbricking |
| you will be goldbricking |
| they will be goldbricking |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been goldbricking |
| you have been goldbricking |
| he/she/it has been goldbricking |
| we have been goldbricking |
| you have been goldbricking |
| they have been goldbricking |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been goldbricking |
| you will have been goldbricking |
| he/she/it will have been goldbricking |
| we will have been goldbricking |
| you will have been goldbricking |
| they will have been goldbricking |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been goldbricking |
| you had been goldbricking |
| he/she/it had been goldbricking |
| we had been goldbricking |
| you had been goldbricking |
| they had been goldbricking |
| Conditional |
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| I would goldbrick |
| you would goldbrick |
| he/she/it would goldbrick |
| we would goldbrick |
| you would goldbrick |
| they would goldbrick |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have goldbricked |
| you would have goldbricked |
| he/she/it would have goldbricked |
| we would have goldbricked |
| you would have goldbricked |
| they would have goldbricked |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Noun 1. goldbrick - a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort
shirker, slacker - a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
soldier - an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention"
2. goldbrick - an idle worthless person
3. goldbrick - a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not
4. goldbrick - anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
Verb 1. [画像:goldbrick - deprive of by deceit]goldbrick - deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
bunco, con, defraud, diddle, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, swindle, short-change, victimize
short, short-change - cheat someone by not returning him enough money
2. goldbrick - avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
avoid - refrain from doing something; "She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memories"
scrimshank - British military language: avoid work
slack - avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
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