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.
Idioms for brew
be brewing, to be forming or gathering; be in preparation: Trouble was brewing.
Origin of brew
before 900; Middle English brewen,Old English brēowan; akin to Dutch brouwen,German brauen,Old Norse brugga
SYNONYMS FOR brew
4 concoct, scheme, plot, devise, hatch, cook up.
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OTHER WORDS FROM brew
brewer,nounmis·brew,verb (used with object)re·brew,verbun·brewed,adjective
un·der·brew,verb (used with object)well-brewed,adjective
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH brew
1. brewed , brood2. brews , bruise
Words nearby brew
breviloquent, brevipennate, brevirostrate, brevity, Brevity is the soul of wit, brew, brewage, Brewer's blackbird, brewer's grain, Brewer's mole, brewer's yeast
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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.
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However, that home brew “didn’t do much for us puny humans either.”
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Industrial production and technology have permanently altered the way we brew our inebriating ethanol.
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Maier arrived in the coastal town of Newport, Oregon, just in time for the first brew.
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And once or twice a week, I will brew three gallon batches of iced tea, and put it in refrigeration.
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And the bit of divine genius to name the brew Mmmhops, displaying a remarkable sense of humor—not to mention self-awareness?
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Ghost Shark hides inside the water used to brew a pot of coffee.
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Avoid Vienna, says Huneker, if you are one who understands and venerates the great Bohemian brew!
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I wish you would tell me what it is made of, and how you brew it; for I have observed you are very strict and secret about it.
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The fire was soon burning splendidly, and the giant commenced to brew the ale, drinking it off as fast as it was made.
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She turned reluctantly and descended to the kitchen to brew the desired tea.
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Jeff dipped water, prodded his fire and put fresh coffee on to brew.
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British Dictionary definitions for brew (1 of 2)
brew1
/ (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 planto brew a plot
(intr)to be in the process of being brewedthe tea was brewing in the pot
(intr)to be impending or formingthere's a storm brewing
noun
a beverage produced by brewing, esp tea or beera strong brew
an instance or time of brewinglast year's brew
a mixturean eclectic brew of mysticism and political discontent
See also brew up
Derived forms of brew
brewer, noun
Word Origin for brew
Old English brēowan; related to Old Norse brugga, Old Saxon breuwan, Old High German briuwan
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