present participle of mortar

(uncountable) A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.

(transitive) To use mortar or plaster to join two things together. / (transitive) To pound in a mortar. / To fire a mortar (weapon). / To attack (someone or something) using a mortar (weapon).

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mortar

plural of mortar

simple past tense and past participle of mortar

A business model that combines traditional retail outlets with an online presence.

Alternative form of bricks and mortar

(business) Buildings and property for the conduct of business, particularly in the sale of retail goods to the general public. (Used to contrast an Internet-based sales operation that lacks customer-oriented store fronts and a "traditional" one for which most capital investment might be in the building infrastructure.)

(UK) Buildings, especially domestic housing. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brick, and, mortar.