26984 words

brews

9 definitions • 8 examples
1
to make beer
2
If you brew tea or coffee, you add boiling water to it to make a hot drink, and if it brews, it gradually develops flavour in the container in which it was made:

Examples:

[ + two objects ] He brewed us some coffee./He brewed some coffee for us.
3
If an unpleasant situation or a storm is brewing, you feel that it is about to happen:

Examples:

It was too quiet - I felt that trouble was brewing.
A storm was brewing in the distance.
4
a type of beer, especially one made in a particular place or at a particular time
5
a drink of tea or a drink of beer:

Examples:

Make us a brew, Bren.
6
a mixture of several things:

Examples:

They gave her a strange brew to drink.
7
(of tea or coffee) to become stronger in taste in the container in which it is made, or to make a hot drink or beer:

Examples:

[ T ] He’s working on a new way to brew the perfect cup of coffee.
8
If something bad is brewing, it is about to start:

Examples:

[ I ] I felt that trouble was brewing.
9
beer or another drink made by brewing

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