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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.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
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/ ː /
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
brew
2/ ː /
noun
- dialect.a hill
Derived Forms
- ˈɱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- İ noun
- · verb (used with object)
- · verb
- ܲ·ɱ adjective
- ܲd· verb (used with object)
- ɱ-ɱ 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
A separate feud has been brewing after a judge said he could hold the Trump administration in contempt for its "wilful disregard" of his order barring deportation flights.
This is where the trouble often brews - with rival fans teasing each other when their bets fail.
Instead of his regular trip to Starbucks, he brews coffee at home.
Tension was brewing between us, but I was terrified to address it and desecrate our sacred platonic bond as roommates.
Tensions had been brewing since December, when supporters of Assad killed 14 interior ministry troops in an ambush, two weeks after the former president was overthrown.
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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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