beerbeer /bɪə $ bɪr/ ●●● S2 W3 noun 
a pint of beer We sell draught beer (=beer served from a large container, not a bottle).2[countable] a glass, bottle, or can of beer: Do you fancy a beer?—beery adjective: his beery breath → ginger beer, root beer, → small beer at small1(16)COLLOCATIONStypes of beercold/ice-cold beer· He opened the fridge and got out a can of ice-cold beer.draught beer British English, draft beer American English (=taken from a large container, not served in a bottle)· He only ever drinks draught beer.bottled beer (=served in a bottle)· We sell a wide selection of draught and bottled beers.strong beer (=with a lot of alcohol)· He had drunk two pints of strong beer before attempting to drive.light beer especially American English (=lower in alcohol or calories than normal beer)· He claims light beer has no flavor.low-alcohol beer (=lower in alcohol than normal beer)· Have you tried low-alcohol beer?alcohol-free beer (=with no alcohol in it)· I'll bring some alcohol-free beer.stale beer (=old beer which has an unpleasant smell)· The hotel smelt of cigarette smoke and stale beer.beer + NOUNa beer bottle/can (=a bottle/can for beer)· Empty beer cans littered the ground.a beer barrel/keg (=a large container for beer)· They rolled empty beer barrels along the street.a beer mat (=a mat for putting a glass of beer on)· There were beer mats and an ashtray on the table.a beer glass· He raised his beer glass and said 'Cheers!'a beer mug (=large glass with a handle)· The barmaid brought over four foaming beer mugs.a beer drinker· I'm not really a beer drinker.a beer festival (=special event where people can taste different types of beer)phrasesa pint of beer· Two pints of beer, please.a bottle/can of beer (=containing beer)· The fridge was full of cans of beer.a barrel of beer (=a large container containing beer)· He bought a barrel of beer for the party.THESAURUSbeer a general word for an alcoholic drink made from malt and hops: · a bottle of beer· Let’s go and have a beer in the pub.lager a light-coloured beer, which often has a lot of bubbles in it: · A pint of lager, please.ale a type of beer which is usually sold in a bottle or a can: · Beers and fine ales were brewed here for over a hundred years.· Newcastle Brown Aledraught beer British English, draft beer American English beer that is served from a large container rather than a bottle, especially good quality beer: · The pub serves a range of draught beers.real ale British English beer that has been made in the, traditional way, not in a large factory: · The pub has real ale and live music most nights.bitter British English a type of dark strong beer that is popular in Britain: · I'll have a pint of bitter.shandy a drink made of beer mixed with lemonade: · I'd better have a shandy - I'm driving.cider an alcoholic drink made from apples: · His clothes were old and dirty, and he stank of cider.
WORD ORIGINbeer
Origin:
Old English beorEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a bottle of beer
- Want a beer, Pete?
- An extensive selection of whiskies and draught beers, real ale.
- Boscuen which means rabbit of the forest, a dry beer and one he particularly enjoys.
- Hicks finished a beer and looked into his glass.
- That silly Bud Bowl, with beer bottles coming to life like the brooms in Fantasia.
- The bartender put two more beers before them and they drank a while.
- Throwing beer bottles through the window.
- You can still taste and smell the beer in your mouth.
THESAURUS
a general word for an alcoholic drink made from malt and hops: · a bottle of beer· Let’s go and have a beer in the pub.
a light-coloured beer, which often has a lot of bubbles in it: · A pint of lager, please.
a type of beer which is usually sold in a bottle or a can: · Beers and fine ales were brewed here for over a hundred years.· Newcastle Brown Ale
British English, draft beer American English beer that is served from a large container rather than a bottle, especially good quality beer: · The pub serves a range of draught beers.
British English beer that has been made in the, traditional way, not in a large factory: · The pub has real ale and live music most nights.
British English a type of dark strong beer that is popular in Britain: · I'll have a pint of bitter.
a drink made of beer mixed with lemonade: · I'd better have a shandy - I'm driving.
an alcoholic drink made from apples: · His clothes were old and dirty, and he stank of cider.
Longman Language Activatora fat stomach a man who has a paunch has a large stomach: · You're getting a paunch, did you know that? · Merv lay back in his chair with his hands crossed above his paunch, listening to the radio. · Wally crossed the mirrored lobby, sucking in his paunch as he caught sight of himself.
a round stomach that sticks out at the front, especially when this is the result of eating or drinking too much: · Larry was just a regular guy: short, with a pot belly and moustache. · You really should do something about that pot belly of yours.
informal a fat stomach caused by drinking too much beer: · His beer gut was popping the buttons on his shirt.· At only seventeen, Lonny already had the beginnings of a beer gut.
British informal a ring of fat around the waist: · You should go on a diet -- look at that spare tyre!
the fat around the waist that people gradually get as they grow older: · A lot of people start to get middle-age spread once they pass 30.
WORD SETSabsinth, nounalcohol, nounale, nounalehouse, nounaperitif, nounbaby milk, nounbar, nounbarfly, nounbarhop, verbbarkeeper, nounbarley wine, nounbarmaid, nounbarman, nounbartender, nounbeef tea, nounbeer, nounbenedictine, nounbeverage, nounbibulous, adjectivebistro, nounbitter, nounblack, adjectivebootleg, verbbooze, nounboozer, nounbooze-up, nounboozing, nounboozy, adjectivebottle, verbbouquet, nounbourbon, nounbrandy, nounbreathe, verbbrew, verbbrew, nounbrewer, nounbrewery, nounbroach, verbBuck's Fizz, nounburgundy, nounbuttermilk, nouncamomile, nouncappuccino, nouncarbonated, adjectivecask, nouncellar, nounchalice, nounchampagne, nounchampers, nounchar, nounchartreuse, nounchaser, nounChelsea bun, nounchocolate, nouncider, nounclaret, nounclub soda, nouncoaster, nounCoca-Cola, cocktail, nouncocktail lounge, nouncocktail shaker, nouncocktail stick, nouncocktail waitress, nouncocoa, nouncoffee, nouncoffee bar, nouncoffee bean, nouncoffee machine, nouncoffeemaker, nouncoffee mill, nouncognac, nouncola, nounconsommé, nouncordial, nouncork, nouncork, verbcorkage, nouncorked, adjectivecorkscrew, nouncorn whiskey, nouncrème de menthe, nouncup, nouncuppa, nouncuraçao, noundaiquiri, noundecaf, noundecaffeinated, adjectivedecanter, noundessert wine, noundipsomaniac, noundissipated, adjectivedissipation, noundissolute, adjectivedistiller, noundistillery, noundram, noundraught, noundregs, noundried milk, noundrink, verbdrink, noundrinkable, adjectivedrinking fountain, noundrinking-up time, noundrinking water, noundrinks machine, noundrinks party, noundrop, noundry, adjectiveDutch courage, nounespresso, nounethyl alcohol, nounferment, verbfinger, nounfizz, nounflat, adjectivefloat, nounfortified wine, nounfroth, nounfroth, verbfrothy, adjectivefull-cream, adjectiveGandT, noungassy, adjectivegin, noungin and tonic, nounginger ale, nounginger beer, nounglass, noungreen tea, noungrenadine, noungrog, noungumbo, nounhalf, nounhalf-and-half, nounhangover, nounhappy hour, nounhead, nounhighball, nounhip flask, nounhock, nounhogshead, nounhome brew, nounhooch, nounhot chocolate, nounice bucket, nounice cube, nounice water, nouninfuse, verbinfusion, nounintoxicant, nounintoxicating, adjectiveIrish coffee, nounjar, nounjigger, nounjuice, nounkeg, nounkirsch, nounlace, verblager, nounlandlord, nounlemon, nounlemonade, nounlicensed, adjectivelicensing laws, nounlight, adjectivelight ale, nounlimeade, nounliqueur, nounliquor, nounlite, adjectivelocal, nounlounge bar, nounMadeira, nounmagnum, nounmalt, nounmalted, nounmalt liquor, nounmaraschino, nounmargarita, nounMartini, nounmash, nounmature, adjectivemature, verbmead, nounmeasure, nounmellow, verbmilk, nounmilk shake, nounmilky, adjectivemineral water, nounmint julep, nounmix, verbmixer, nounmocha, nounmoonshine, nounmulled wine, nounneat, adjectivenectar, nounnightcap, nounnip, nounnoggin, nounnon-alcoholic, adjectiveoff-licence, nounopen bar, nounorangeade, nounouzo, nounpale ale, nounparalytic, adjectivepasteurized, adjectivepercolate, verbperk, verbperry, nounpick-me-up, nounpiña colada, nounpink gin, nounpint, nounplonk, nounpop, nounport, nounporter, nounprohibitionist, nounproof, nounpunch, nounquaff, verbrake, nounrat-arsed, adjectivered, nounrefill, nounrefreshment, nounretsina, nounring-pull, nounroot beer, nounrosé, nounrotgut, nounrum, nounrye, nounsake, nounsaloon, nounsangria, nounsarsaparilla, nounschnapps, nounScotch, nounscrewdriver, nounscrumpy, nounsediment, nounsemi-skimmed milk, nounshake, nounshaker, nounshandy, nounshebeen, nounsherry, nounshort, nounshot, nounsiphon, nounsix-pack, nounskimmed milk, nounslimline, adjectivesloe gin, nounslug, nounslush, nounsnifter, nounsoda, nounsoda siphon, nounsoda water, nounsoft drink, nounsparkling, adjectivespeakeasy, nounspike, verbspirit, nounsplash, nounspritzer, nounsquash, nounstein, nounstewed, adjectivestill, adjectivestill, nounstout, nounstraight, adjectivestraw, nounsundowner, nounsup, verbswig, verbswill, verbswizzle stick, nountab, nountable wine, nountall, adjectivetankard, nountavern, nountea, nounteabag, nounteahouse, nountea leaves, nountearoom, nountea shop, nountea urn, nountemperance, nountequila, nountied house, nountippler, nountoddy, nountonic, nountop-up, nountot, nounTurkish coffee, nountwo-percent milk, nounUHT milk, noununcork, verbvermouth, nounvintage, adjectivevintage, nounvintner, nounvodka, nounwater, verbwatering hole, nounweak, adjectivewet bar, nounwhisky, nounwhite, adjectivewine cooler, nounwrecked, adjectiveyeast, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYtypes of beer Phil has a huge beer gut (=unattractive fat stomach caused by drinking too much beer). a beer mat (=a mat for putting a glass of beer on)
· He opened the fridge and got out a can of ice-cold beer.
British English, draft beer American English (=taken from a large container, not served in a bottle)· He only ever drinks draught beer.
(=served in a bottle)· We sell a wide selection of draught and bottled beers.
(=with a lot of alcohol)· He had drunk two pints of strong beer before attempting to drive.
especially American English (=lower in alcohol or calories than normal beer)· He claims light beer has no flavor.
(=lower in alcohol than normal beer)· Have you tried low-alcohol beer?
(=with no alcohol in it)· I'll bring some alcohol-free beer.
(=old beer which has an unpleasant smell)· The hotel smelt of cigarette smoke and stale beer.
beer + NOUN (=a bottle/can for beer)· Empty beer cans littered the ground.
(=a large container for beer)· They rolled empty beer barrels along the street.
(=a mat for putting a glass of beer on)· There were beer mats and an ashtray on the table.
· He raised his beer glass and said 'Cheers!'
(=large glass with a handle)· The barmaid brought over four foaming beer mugs.
· I'm not really a beer drinker.
(=special event where people can taste different types of beer)
phrases· Two pints of beer, please.
(=containing beer)· The fridge was full of cans of beer.
(=a large container containing beer)· He bought a barrel of beer for the party.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· the famous Munich beer festival
Phil has a huge beer gut (=unattractive fat stomach caused by drinking too much beer). British English (=beer served from a keg)
a beer mat (=a mat for putting a glass of beer on) (=for moving water, air etc)
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· It may not go with a tableful of curry, but a mug of cold beer is not what I need.· That and fries and a cold beer and you have got yourself some serious fun.· The Boston bar put the towels on as the last cold beer fell into the frosted glasses.· Good pub fare, cold beer, plus a father-and-son team playing a single piano jammed into a corner.· Having rinsed and stowed the fishing gear in the after locker, he reached into the icebox for a cold beer.· This is fun, unfussy, honest fare that calls for a glass of cold beer.· Riven downed a great gulp of the cold beer and felt it alternately chill and warm his gullet.· Then pause for a cold root beer in a turn-of-the-century saloon.
· Just like drinking ginger beer really.· The friend bought for Mrs. Donoghue a bottle of ginger beer, manufactured by Stevenson.· It had been hard to convince the Imperial's sommelier of the necessity for the presence of porter and ginger beer.· When appealed to for her support over the ginger beer, Araminta had laughed.· I've made some ginger beer.· Forcing a smile on to her face she poured out two glasses of ginger beer.
· Selection of blended and malt whiskies. Good selection of beers, homemade pub grub lunches.· Bill Strachan, its second owner, is keeping up the policy of good beer.· This is the stuff from which good beer is made as it is hard and has absorbed a tangy flavour.· We had two pints apiece, and they were the best beers any of us had ever had, ever.· It might be the best bottle of beer he had ever drunk.· Yet beer - good beer - is a highly complex product and one that arguably needs greater skill to produce than wine.· The real clincher was that it made better tea and beer than the pump muck.
· Golf: Only small beer for leader.· The air was scented by the hoppy smell of the small Ridder beer brewery, the only industrial site in view.· Both of these, however, were small beer.· On Whitsunday 1658 a stranger called at his house and begged for some small beer.· The health and safety line has been ill-received by drinkers, who also rejected the offerings as small beer.· Anderson seemed to be the only person at home; he sold them jugs of ale, small beer for the children.· Nevertheless this was small beer for him.· This would bring about a de facto prohibition that will make drug prohibition seem like small beer.
NOUN· So even two-player matches are like watching two top pros playing, albeit without the glorious sight of their beer bellies!· The contractor was a tall man with a beer belly and a cowboy hat.· The kite refers to a beer belly.· Costner, with his easy grin, incipient beer belly, thinning hair and bright devilish eyes, plays broken-down convincingly.· Both had skinhead haircuts and both wore identical grey tracksuits that hugged their large beer bellies.· She was grizzled old woman with a beer belly and voice to match, and she knew something about justice.· He had a beer belly that hung over the top of his filthy jeans.
· The incident leading to the court case had been sparked by a beer bottle being thrown at him the previous night.· But they had a bucket of beer bottles and everything was fine.· She trailed around the room picking up beer bottles, looking oddly like a bee with broken wings.· Zhu had a metal pail, Zheng carried three empty beer bottles, and the policewoman held a ladle.· Needless to say, she was not in the chorus as she had legs like inverted beer bottles.· The beer bottle played in his big hands like a thimble.· Intellekt claims that any old beer bottle fits the description.· I hear a scraping of a beer bottle base across a wooden surface.
· Football fans came crowding up the hill toward the football ground, singing and shouting and throwing empty beer cans.· It fires beer cans stuffed with concrete and dynamite detonators.· His dock was strewn with beer cans, oil drums, fishing nets.· I took the subway home at two in the morning, the car littered with beer cans and streamers.· Beyond the gazebo was a pond fringed with willows; dead leaves and beer cans floated on the surface of the water.· Check the graveyard for beer cans and butts from the teenagers.· A trolley was heaped with beer cans and plates of half-eaten burgers.· The area around his home was littered with beer cans.
· If you're a beer drinker, there's only one place to be this weekend.· Of course, Tesoro offers plenty of choices for the beer drinker as well.· Later workers found that the urine of beer drinkers gave the best yields.· He saw the potential of the railway town of Swindon with its growing population of beer drinkers.
· Should they market keg beers under national brand names or should they return to localised brewing and brand names?· It is estimated that keg beer is twice as profitable as cask beer, lager four times as profitable.· Not all keg beers are pasteurised.
· The joint operation, Carlsberg-Tetley, will have an 18% share of the beer market.· The beer market has doubled in the past four years.· Guinness' share of the beer market stands at 10%.· With little promotional support, cask ale sales are rising and now account for 20 percent of the total beer market.
· She sat crumbling a beer mat between her fingers.· The Samaritans has tried to target men by advertisements on beer mats and in changing rooms.· Penguin has produced a beer mat to help promote it.· It was more like a saucer or a small beer mat.· My eyes glued to the beer mat I tried to take in what was being said.
· He said his uncle kept him too busy with the root beer concession.· After the 30-minute play, the audience is invited to meet the cast over root beer floats.· Alice Hawthorne sold ice cream cones and root beer floats to the people of Albany, Ga.· Then pause for a cold root beer in a turn-of-the-century saloon.· This week I got root beer.· She dropped ice cubes into a glass and poured in root beer.
VERB· The Technical Committee looks at all aspects of brewing and serving beer.· It monitors new developments in brewing and serving beer.· A sign over the door proclaimed that the hostelry still brewed its own beer.· If a woman brewed a better beer than her neighbours her house became the favoured one in the locality - the local.· Those who wished to brew beer for their own household could use the abbey brewery - again upon a proportional payment.· They brew as much beer in a day, as Morland produce at Abingdon in a week.
· He had more than an hour to fill in before the meal: he had a maid bring him beer.· So bring on the Lite beer.· He brought us beer and sandwiches out, no charge.· The fathers will rotate the weekly responsibility of bringing beer.
· We're going to pass the hat round later, buy some beer and go back to their place.· You could buy a glass of beer for 5 cents, or a schooner for a dime at the Reno.· Pub customers do not just buy their beer.· I bought him a beer, and we went out to the patio in back.· The driver says he bought a beer.· He makes barely enough money delivering handbills to businesses and homes to pay his rent and buy food and beer.· Whitbread said the lessees of its pubs can keep buying its beer but have no obligation to do so.· He bought a beer and left a dollar tip.
· The court was told the airman had drunk seventeen pints of beer.· It was a community that drank out of the beer pail and ate out of the lunch bucket.· He himself had drunk one quick light beer before excusing himself for an early night.· To avoid a league suspension, Favre was prohibited from drinking beer for an indefinite period.· He smokes and he drinks a lot of beer.· Second, Favre was drinking a nonalcoholic beer Monday night.· Stalin sat at the table, drinking a can of beer.· During the season, Favre appealed to the league, requesting the chance to drink a beer or two after a game.
· It was only when I had finished my beer that I noticed something very odd.· When the sergeant finished his beer, he returned to the station and got back behind the desk.· Bunny had finished his beer and the two ladies were still in the Ladies, or had escaped without him seeing how.· Hicks finished a beer and looked into his glass.· He finished the beer and asked for another.· Lettie asked, deliberately putting her half finished beer can on the table.· He stayed for as long as it took him to finish his beer.
· She liked a glass of beer and thought I should too.· You like a beer, sweet thing with a birthmark?· People are absolutely not going to like ordering their beer from a doctor.
· He is confident the event should prove popular and has ordered more beer to meet the expected high demand.· He moved back into the dimness and ordered a beer, keeping an eye to the street.· People are absolutely not going to like ordering their beer from a doctor.· We walked inside to the darkness and coolness of a bar-restaurant and ordered a beer and a steak each.· We all agree and order more beers.· She ordered a cold beer in a tall glass, and sat quietly, watching the rainbows in the fountain.· The youth ordered a beer in a New York accent and drank it with a pill.
· In a large saucepan, pour the beer that you warm for 5 minutes.· He smiled, sitting back again, and poured us more beer.· We can forgive Maxine's snoring and smelly feet, but pouring good beer down the sink?· Will pouring beer on the stone promote growth of new moss? &.· She dropped ice cubes into a glass and poured in root beer.· She poured his beer, got him more bread and butter, and other little things.
· The aim is to produce beers that are sterile, have a long shelf life and are highly profitable.· Some one quickly produced a can of beer for her.· Penguin has produced a beer mat to help promote it.· Fagin produced some beer, and as the fight appeared to be over, everybody sat down.· A new brewery is producing its first beer this week.· Branches produce newsletters, local beer and pubs guides and run beer festivals.
· He aims initially to sell the beer within a 50-mile radius of the brewery.· Recently it started selling beer, wine, coffee and white flour.· By all that's holy, I'd almost forgotten we were in a place where they sell beer.· Beer makers such as Anheuser-Busch complained two years ago that the county was selling beer past its expiration date.· It usually sells 10 barrels of beer a weekend.
· The Technical Committee looks at all aspects of brewing and serving beer.· There were guys coming in almost every night, groping and pawing me just because I served them a beer or two.· It monitors new developments in brewing and serving beer.· In some pubs fake hand pumps serve gassy beer.· Inside, bartenders wearing leather harnesses serve beer in cans to an assortment of brutes, heathens, and opera buffs.· The bars specialise in serving cocktails with beer being among the least favourite drinks.
· She was so extraordinarily beautiful that I nearly laughed out loud ... She sipped some beer and went back to her book.· Back at Turnhouse, after a light lunch, Carrington and Benson sipped beer.· Lang sipped some of my beer and leaned back in his chair, looking proud, as if he owned the place.· One of them was an old man, sipping slowly at a beer.· I sat there, feeling whole and good, sipping at a beer.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► cry into your beer► a beer/song/food etc fest► kill a beer/bottle of wine etc► I could murder a beer/pizza etc
1[uncountable] an alcoholic drink made from malt and hops: - But if you are having difficulties, I suggest you drink only bottled water and avoid salads.
- Enjoy with your Tandoori special fine wines, draught or bottled beer.
- Hasn't anyone told Mrs Thatcher that bottled water can cost a thousand times as much as water from the tap?
- It was supposed to be bottled water, but Converse knew for a fact that the porter filled it from the tap.
- Only drink bottled water - check the seal hasn't been broken - and use it to clean your teeth.
- Others chat about the supposed late-night spotting of a large rat dragging a six-pack of bottled water across the warehouse floor.
- People are paying more for bottled water than they are for gasoline.
- Wide range of wines, whiskies and continental bottled beers.
a pint of beer We sell draught beer (=beer served from a large container, not a bottle).2[countable] a glass, bottle, or can of beer: Do you fancy a beer?—beery adjective: his beery breath → ginger beer, root beer, → small beer at small1(16)COLLOCATIONStypes of beercold/ice-cold beer· He opened the fridge and got out a can of ice-cold beer.draught beer British English, draft beer American English (=taken from a large container, not served in a bottle)· He only ever drinks draught beer.bottled beer (=served in a bottle)· We sell a wide selection of draught and bottled beers.strong beer (=with a lot of alcohol)· He had drunk two pints of strong beer before attempting to drive.light beer especially American English (=lower in alcohol or calories than normal beer)· He claims light beer has no flavor.low-alcohol beer (=lower in alcohol than normal beer)· Have you tried low-alcohol beer?alcohol-free beer (=with no alcohol in it)· I'll bring some alcohol-free beer.stale beer (=old beer which has an unpleasant smell)· The hotel smelt of cigarette smoke and stale beer.beer + NOUNa beer bottle/can (=a bottle/can for beer)· Empty beer cans littered the ground.a beer barrel/keg (=a large container for beer)· They rolled empty beer barrels along the street.a beer mat (=a mat for putting a glass of beer on)· There were beer mats and an ashtray on the table.a beer glass· He raised his beer glass and said 'Cheers!'a beer mug (=large glass with a handle)· The barmaid brought over four foaming beer mugs.a beer drinker· I'm not really a beer drinker.a beer festival (=special event where people can taste different types of beer)phrasesa pint of beer· Two pints of beer, please.a bottle/can of beer (=containing beer)· The fridge was full of cans of beer.a barrel of beer (=a large container containing beer)· He bought a barrel of beer for the party.THESAURUSbeer a general word for an alcoholic drink made from malt and hops: · a bottle of beer· Let’s go and have a beer in the pub.lager a light-coloured beer, which often has a lot of bubbles in it: · A pint of lager, please.ale a type of beer which is usually sold in a bottle or a can: · Beers and fine ales were brewed here for over a hundred years.· Newcastle Brown Aledraught beer British English, draft beer American English beer that is served from a large container rather than a bottle, especially good quality beer: · The pub serves a range of draught beers.real ale British English beer that has been made in the, traditional way, not in a large factory: · The pub has real ale and live music most nights.bitter British English a type of dark strong beer that is popular in Britain: · I'll have a pint of bitter.shandy a drink made of beer mixed with lemonade: · I'd better have a shandy - I'm driving.cider an alcoholic drink made from apples: · His clothes were old and dirty, and he stank of cider.