<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling.</li><li>Any alcoholic beverage, as beer, ale, or malt liquor, fermented from malt.</li><li>Whisky, as Scotch, that is distilled entirely from malted barley.</li><li>Malted milk (def 2).</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>To convert (grain) into malt by soaking it in water and allowing it to germinate.</li><li>To treat or mix with malt, malt extract, etc.</li><li>To make (liquor) with malt.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object)</strong></p><ul><li>To become malt.</li><li>To produce malt from grain.</li></ul>