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| brew [ broo ] |
transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle brewed, present participle brew·ing, 3rd person present singular brews) |
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1. make beer: to make beer or similar alcoholic drinks by a process of steeping, boiling, and fermenting grain with hops, sugar, and other ingredients
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2. make tea or coffee: to prepare tea or coffee for drinking by infusing it to develop its flavor, or infuse to develop flavor
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3. develop threateningly: to form or develop ominously or threateningly, or concoct something ominous or threatening
  A scandal was brewing.
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noun (plural brews) |
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1. beer: beer, or a type of beer such as lager or ale
What's the local brew?
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2. brewed beverage: a drink such as coffee or tea made by infusion, or a serving of such a drink
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informal
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3. mixture: a combination of ingredients or components of any kind
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| [ Old English breowan< Germanic] |
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| brew·er noun |
| brew·ing noun |
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