brew
transitive verb
- to make (beer, ale, etc.) from malt and hops by steeping, boiling, and fermenting
- to make (tea, coffee, etc.) by steeping or boiling
- to plan (mischief, trouble, etc.); plot; scheme
intransitive verb
- to brew beer, ale, etc.
- to begin to form: said of a storm, trouble, etc.
noun
- a beverage that has been brewed
- an amount brewed
- the brewing process
- ☆ Informal a drink of beer
See brew in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(bro͞o)
verb brewed,
brew·ing,
brews verb, transitive- To make (ale or beer) from malt and hops by infusion, boiling, and fermentation.
- To make (a beverage) by boiling, steeping, or mixing various ingredients: brew tea.
- To concoct; devise: brew a plot to overthrow the government.
verb, intransitive- To make ale or beer as an occupation.
- To be made by boiling or steeping: As the coffee brewed, I paced in the kitchen.
- To be imminent; impend: “storms brewing on every frontier” (John Dos Passos).
nouna. A beverage made by brewing.
b. A serving of such a beverage.
- Something produced as if by brewing; a mix: Their politics were a strange brew of idealism and self-interest.
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