brick vs malfunction

brick and malfunction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brick	Yes	No	Yes	No
malfunction	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, malfunction is a hypernym of brick; that is, malfunction is a word with a broader meaning than brick:

Other hypernyms of brick include misfunction.

brick (noun)	malfunction (noun)
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material	a failure to function normally
a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy

brick (verb)	malfunction (verb)
To stop working (of an electronic device)	fail to function or function improperly