- (v.t.) To foment or prepare, as by brewing; to contrive; to plot; to concoct; to hatch; as, to brew mischief.
- (v.t.) To boil or seethe; to cook.
- (v.i.) To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming or gathering; as, a storm brews in the west.
- (v.t.) To prepare, as beer or other liquor, from malt and hops or from other materials, by steeping, boiling, and fermentation.
- (v.t.) To prepare by steeping and mingling; to concoct.
- (n.) The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed.
- (v.i.) To attend to the business or go through the processes, of brewing or making beer.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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