brew
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make (beer, ale, etc.) by steeping, boiling, and fermenting malt and hops.
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to make or prepare (a beverage, as tea) by mixing, steeping, soaking, or boiling a solid in water.
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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.
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to contrive, plan, or bring about.
to brew mischief.
verb (used without object)
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to make a fermented alcoholic malt beverage, as beer or ale.
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to boil, steep, soak, or cook.
Wait until the tea brews.
noun
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a quantity brewed in a single process.
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a particular brewing or variety of malt liquor.
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a hot beverage made by cooking a solid in water, especially tea or coffee.
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any concoction, especially a liquid produced by a mixture of unusual ingredients.
a witches' brew.
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Informal.
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beer or ale.
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an individual serving of beer or ale.
Let's have a few brews after the game.
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idioms
verb
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to make (beer, ale, etc) from malt and other ingredients by steeping, boiling, and fermentation
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to prepare (a drink, such as tea) by boiling or infusing
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(tr) to devise or plan
to brew a plot
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(intr) to be in the process of being brewed
the tea was brewing in the pot
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(intr) to be impending or forming
there's a storm brewing
noun
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a beverage produced by brewing, esp tea or beer
a strong brew
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an instance or time of brewing
last year's brew
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a mixture
an eclectic brew of mysticism and political discontent
noun
Other Word Forms
- brewer noun
- misbrew verb (used with object)
- rebrew verb
- unbrewed adjective
- underbrew verb (used with object)
- well-brewed adjective
Etymology
Origin of brew
before 900; Middle English brewen, Old English brēowan; akin to Dutch brouwen, German brauen, Old Norse brugga
Example Sentences
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Concerns have been brewing among investors that AI could do away with the need for workers across sectors, from insurance to wealth management to real estate.
From MarketWatch
When it was founded in Aberdeenshire the firm portrayed itself as a rebellious challenger to a UK brewing industry it regarded as stuffy and corporate.
From BBC
As the spirit scandal brewed, the newspapers grew interested in the Fox sisters all over again.
From Literature
“Just make sure that you don’t put yourself in a situation where there’s a scandal brewing.”
Over canned cold brews in a West Hollywood hotel lounge, Moroney discussed her new record and the U.S. arena tour she’ll mount behind it this summer.
From Los Angeles Times
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