<p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>to make (beer, ale, etc.) by steeping, boiling, and fermenting malt and hops.</li><li>to make or prepare (a beverage, as tea) by mixing, steeping, soaking, or boiling a solid in water.</li><li>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.</li><li>to contrive, plan, or bring about: to brew mischief.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>a quantity brewed in a single process.</li><li>a particular brewing or variety of malt liquor.</li><li>a hot beverage made by cooking a solid in water, especially tea or coffee.</li><li>any concoction, especially a liquid produced by a mixture of unusual ingredients: a witches' brew.</li><li>Informal: beer or ale.</li><li>an individual serving of beer or ale: Let's have a few brews after the game.</li></ul>