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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
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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