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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BREW, v.t.
1. In a general sense, to boil, and mix; hence in Saxon, it signifies broth or pottage; Old. Eng. brewis.
2. In a more restricted sense, to make beer, ale or other similar liquor from malt; or to prepare a liquor from malt and hops, and in private families, from other materials, by steeping, boiling and fermentation.
3. To mingle.
Brew me a pottle of sack.
4. To contrive; to plot; as, to brew mischief.
5. To put in a state of preparation.
BREW, v.i. To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming or collecting; as, a storm brews in the west. In this sense I do not recollect the use of the verb, in a transitive sense, and generally the participle only is used; as, a storm is brewing.
1. To perform the business of brewing or making beer; as, she can brew, wash and bake.
BREW, n. The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling [syn: brew, brewage] v
1: prepare by brewing; "people have been brewing beer for thousands of years"
2: sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor; "the tea is brewing"

Merriam Webster's

I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English br?owan; akin to Latin ferv?re to boil — more at barm Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to prepare (as beer or ale) by steeping, boiling, and fermentation or by infusion and fermentation 2. a. to bring about ; foment <brew trouble> b. contrive 3. to prepare (as tea) by infusion in hot water intransitive verb 1. to brew beer or ale 2. to be in the process of forming <a storm is brewing> • brewer noun II. noun Date: circa 1510 1. a. a brewed beverage (as beer) b. a serving of a brewed beverage <quaff a few brews> c. something produced by or as if by brewing 2. the process of brewing

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v. 1 tr. a make (beer etc.) by infusion, boiling, and fermentation. b make (tea etc.) by infusion or (punch etc.) by mixture. 2 intr. undergo either of these processes (the tea is brewing). 3 intr. (of trouble, a storm, etc.) gather force; threaten (mischief was brewing). 4 tr. bring about; set in train; concoct (brewed their fiendish scheme). --n. 1 an amount (of beer etc.) brewed at one time (this year's brew). 2 what is brewed (esp. with regard to its quality) (a good strong brew). 3 the action or process of brewing. Phrases and idioms: brew up make tea. brew-up n. an instance of making tea. Derivatives: brewer n. Etymology: OE breowan f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Brew Brew, v. i. 1. To attend to the business, or go through the processes, of brewing or making beer. I wash, wring, brew, bake, scour. --Shak. 2. To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming, or gathering; as, a storm brews in the west. There is some ill a-brewing towards my rest. --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Brew Brew, n. The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed. --Bacon.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Brew Brew, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brewed; p. pr. & vb. n. Brewing.] [OE. brewen, AS. bre['o]wan; akin to D. brouwen, OHG. priuwan, MHG. briuwen, br?wen, G. brauen, Icel. brugga, Sw. brygga, Dan. brygge, and perh. to L. defrutum must boiled down, Gr. ? (for ??) a kind of beer. The original meaning seems to have been to prepare by heat. [root]93. Cf. Broth, Bread.] 1. To boil or seethe; to cook. [Obs.] 2. To prepare, as beer or other liquor, from malt and hops, or from other materials, by steeping, boiling, and fermentation. ``She brews good ale.'' --Shak. 3. To prepare by steeping and mingling; to concoct. Go, brew me a pottle of sack finely. --Shak. 4. To foment or prepare, as by brewing; to contrive; to plot; to concoct; to hatch; as, to brew mischief. Hence with thy brewed enchantments, foul deceiver! --Milton.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(brews, brewing, brewed) 1. If you brew tea or coffee, you make it by pouring hot water over tea leaves or ground coffee. I'll get Venner to brew some tea... VERB: V n 2. A brew is a particular kind of tea or coffee. It can also be a particular pot of tea or coffee. ...a mild herbal brew. N-COUNT: usu with supp 3. If a person or company brews beer, they make it. I brew my own beer... VERB: V n • brewing ...the brewing of home-made alcohol. N-UNCOUNT 4. If a storm is brewing, large clouds are beginning to form and the sky is becoming dark because there is going to be a storm. We'd seen the storm brewing when we were out in the boat. VERB: usu cont, V 5. If an unpleasant or difficult situation is brewing, it is starting to develop. At home a crisis was brewing... There's trouble brewing. VERB: usu cont, V, V 6. A brew of several things is a mixture of those things. Most cities generate a complex brew of pollutants. ...a potent brew of smooth salesmanship and amateur psychiatry. N-COUNT: usu sing, N of n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. v. a. 1. Prepare by fermentation. 2. Contrive, plot, devise, project, hatch, concoct, foment, excite, stir up. II. v. n. 1. Make beer, be a brewer. 2. Be gathering, be forming.

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