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brew
[ broo ]
verb (used with object)
- to make (beer, ale, etc.) by steeping, boiling, and fermenting malt and hops.
- to make or prepare (a beverage, as tea) by mixing, steeping, soaking, or boiling a solid in water.
- to concoct, mix, or cook (a beverage or food, especially one containing unmeasured or unusual ingredients):
She brewed a pot of soup from the leftovers.
- to contrive, plan, or bring about:
to brew mischief.
verb (used without object)
- to make a fermented alcoholic malt beverage, as beer or ale.
- to boil, steep, soak, or cook:
Wait until the tea brews.
noun
- a quantity brewed in a single process.
- a particular brewing or variety of malt liquor.
- a hot beverage made by cooking a solid in water, especially tea or coffee.
- any concoction, especially a liquid produced by a mixture of unusual ingredients:
a witches' brew.
- Informal.
- beer or ale.
- an individual serving of beer or ale:
Let's have a few brews after the game.
brew
1/ bruː /
noun
- dialect.a hill
brew
2/ bruː /
verb
- to make (beer, ale, etc) from malt and other ingredients by steeping, boiling, and fermentation
- to prepare (a drink, such as tea) by boiling or infusing
- tr to devise or plan
to brew a plot
- intr to be in the process of being brewed
the tea was brewing in the pot
- intr to be impending or forming
there's a storm brewing
noun
- a beverage produced by brewing, esp tea or beer
a strong brew
- an instance or time of brewing
last year's brew
- a mixture
an eclectic brew of mysticism and political discontent
Derived Forms
- ˈbrewer, noun
Other Words From
- brewer noun
- mis·brew verb (used with object)
- re·brew verb
- un·brewed adjective
- under·brew verb (used with object)
- well-brewed adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of brew1
Word History and Origins
Origin of brew1
Idioms and Phrases
- be brewing, to be forming or gathering; be in preparation:
Trouble was brewing.
Example Sentences
This 12-pack of 8-ounce cold brew cans comes in four varieties, including nitro and double espresso.
You can set the machine to brew any of its four drink size options, and when you’re finished it automatically shuts itself off nine seconds after the last brew.
Most days, the morning fog carries the smell of the lightning-sparked fires, an acrid brew of millions of incinerated trees and buildings now burning across California.
Located on the corner of W 12th Street and Central Parkway in Cincinnati’s Historic Over the Rhine neighborhood, it is a unique one-of-a-kind place to enjoy a local craft brew and relax with friends.
However, that home brew “didn’t do much for us puny humans either.”
And that solution came from a homemade brew Branch and her sister created together.
I paid a visit Istmo Brew Pub and found their beers undrinkable.
In 2005, Istmo Brew Pub opened as the first of its kind in Panama City.
A boiling brew is scooped into makeshift bowls—hollowed out coconut halves.
Ayahuasca/yagé is a psychoactive brew made from the Banisteriopsis caapi vine.
"And I can return the compliment," was my reply, as we all gathered round a brew of tea to exchange news and compare notes.
Now, in the kitchen, a great searching among jars and boxes on high shelves told of preparation for the occasional brew.
“If you will excuse me for a few moments, I will make myself fit to brew you some tea,” said my wife, holding open the door.
She was stirring the pot diligently, now and then sprinkling in what looked like a brown dust, and watching the brew intently.
As a rule, one or two studies would club together to brew, instead of preparing solitary banquets.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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