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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Brew \Brew\ (br[udd]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brewed (br[udd]d);
     p. pr. & vb. n. Brewing.] [OE. brewen, AS. bre['o]wan; akin
     to D. brouwen, OHG. priuwan, MHG. briuwen, br[=u]wen, G.
     brauen, Icel. brugga, Sw. brygga, Dan. brygge, and perh. to
     L. defrutum must boiled down, Gr. bry^ton (for fry^ton?) 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.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To prepare by steeping and mingling; to concoct.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Go, brew me a pottle of sack finely.  --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To foment or prepare, as by brewing; to contrive; to plot;
        to concoct; to hatch; as, to brew mischief.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Hence with thy brewed enchantments, foul deceiver!
                                                    --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Brew \Brew\, v. i.
     1. To attend to the business, or go through the processes, of
        brewing or making beer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I wash, wring, brew, bake, scour.     --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming, or
        gathering; as, a storm brews in the west.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              There is some ill a-brewing towards my rest. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Brew \Brew\, n.
     The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed. --Bacon.
     [1913 Webster]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) :   [ vera ]

  BREW
       Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless (CDMA, Oualcomm)
       
       

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

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

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  brew
       n : drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather
           than distilling [syn: 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"

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  brew
     n.
     1 (senseid en mixture) The mixture formed by brewing; that which is
  brewed; a brewage, such as tea or beer.
     2 # (lb en slang) A serving of beer.
     3 # (lb en Britain slang) A cup of tea.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive intransitive) To make tea or coffee by mixing tea
  leaf or coffee bean with hot water.
     n.
     (lb en British dialect) An overhanging hill or cliff.
     Polish n.
     eyebrow

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Brew
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  brew
     n.
     1 (senseid en mixture) The mixture formed by brewing; that which is
  brewed; a brewage, such as tea or beer.
     2 # (lb en slang) A serving of beer.
     3 # (lb en Britain slang) A cup of tea.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive intransitive) To make tea or coffee by mixing tea
  leaf or coffee bean with hot water.
     n.
     (lb en British dialect) An overhanging hill or cliff.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Brew
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  brew
     n.
     1 (senseid en mixture) The mixture formed by brewing; that which is
  brewed; a brewage, such as tea or beer.
     2 # (lb en slang) A serving of beer.
     3 # (lb en Britain slang) A cup of tea.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive intransitive) To make tea or coffee by mixing tea
  leaf or coffee bean with hot water.
     n.
     (lb en British dialect) An overhanging hill or cliff.
     Polish n.
     eyebrow

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Brew
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  brew
     n.
     1 (senseid en mixture) The mixture formed by brewing; that which is
  brewed; a brewage, such as tea or beer.
     2 # (lb en slang) A serving of beer.
     3 # (lb en Britain slang) A cup of tea.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive intransitive) To make tea or coffee by mixing tea
  leaf or coffee bean with hot water.
     n.
     (lb en British dialect) An overhanging hill or cliff.
     Polish n.
     eyebrow

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Brew
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  brew
     Puola n.
     kulmakarva

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  brew
     Polska n.
     (tagg kat=anatomi språk=pl) ögonbryn

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Brew /bɹˈuː/
  المشروب

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  brew //bɹuʊ̯// //bɹuː// //bɹɪʊ̯// /[bɹʉw]/ 
  1. варя, запарвам
  make tea or coffee
  2. назрявам
  to be in a state of preparation
  3. варя
  to make beer

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  brew /bɹˈuː/
  vařit pivo

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  brew /bɹˈuː/ 
  bragu 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  brew /bɹˈuː/ 
  berweddu 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  brew /bɹˈuː/ 
  bryweddu 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  brew /bɹˈuː/ 
  macsu 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  brew /bɹˈuː/ 
  im Anzug sein , sich zusammenbrauen 
           Note: Gewitter

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  brew /bɹˈuː/
   [Br.] Aufguss  [cook.]
           Note: aus Pflanzenteilen
        "brew of green tea"  - Aufguss aus Grüntee, Grünteeaufguss, aufgegossener Grüntee
        "green tea brew"  - Aufguss aus Grüntee, Grünteeaufguss, aufgegossener Grüntee
     Synonym: infusion
  
   see: fruit infusion, fruit brew, herbal infusion, herbal brew, second infusion, second brew
  
           Note: of plant components

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  brew /bɹˈuː/
   [Am.] Bier , Hopfenbräu  [ugs.] , Gerstensaft  [humor.]  [cook.]
     Synonyms: beer, amber nectar
  
   see: beers, lager, light beer, brown ale, dark beer, fruity beer, grut ale, gruit ale, green beer, craft beer, sorghum beer, lite beer, heavy, sweet beer, root beer, draught beer, draft beer, NA beer, near beer
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  brew /bɹˈuː/
  Bräu  [cook.]

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  brew /bɹˈuː/
  Gebräu  [cook.]

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  brew /bɹˈuː/ 
   [fig.] sich zusammenbrauen, aufziehen, in der Luft liegen, im Anmarsch sein  [ugs.]
        "A storm was brewing."  - Ein Sturm braute sich zusammen.
        "Trouble is brewing."  - Es brodelt., Es gärt., Ärger ist im Anmarsch.
   see: brewing, brewed
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  brew /bɹˈuː/
  
  βράσιμο, μαγειρεύω, ποτό, βράζω

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  brew //bɹuʊ̯// //bɹuː// //bɹɪʊ̯// /[bɹʉw]/ 
  keitos, mallasjuoma
  something brewed

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  brew //bɹuʊ̯// //bɹuː// //bɹɪʊ̯// /[bɹʉw]/ 
  1. tehdä keittoa
  make a hot soup
  2. keittää
  make tea or coffee
  3. kyteä, olla tekeillä
  to be in a state of preparation
  4. hautoa juonia, juonitella
  to contrive; plot
  5. panna olutta
  to go through the process of brewing beer
  6. panna olutta, panna
  to make beer

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  brew /bɹˈuː/ 
  1. उमड़ना
        "The tea is brewing"

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  brew /bɹˈuː/ 
  1. मद्य~बनाना
        "They brew wine every year."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  brew /bɹˈuː/
  variti pivo, zakuhati, zakuhati (čaj)

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  brew /bɹˈuː/
  1. fôzet
  2. kotyvalék
  3. fôzés

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  brew /bɹˈuː/
  far la birra

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  brew //bɹuʊ̯// //bɹuː// //bɹɪʊ̯// /[bɹʉw]/ 
  醸造
  to make beer

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  brew //bɹuʊ̯// //bɹuː// //bɹɪʊ̯// /[bɹʉw]/ 
  brygge
  to make beer

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  brew /bru:/
  I.   1.  parzyć
   2.  warzyć
  II.   1.  napar
   2.  be brewing (be V: :brewing)
   - wylęgać się, zanosić się na coś, zanosić się na

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  brew /bɹˈuː/
  1. fermentar
  2. armar, tramar

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  brew //bɹuʊ̯// //bɹuː// //bɹɪʊ̯// /[bɹʉw]/ 
  brygd
  something brewed

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  brew //bɹuʊ̯// //bɹuː// //bɹɪʊ̯// /[bɹʉw]/ 
  brygga
  to make beer

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  brew /bɹˈuː/
  1. mayalama yoluyla bira gibi içkiler yapmak
  2. hazırlamak, kaynatmak, sebep olmak (fesat, kötülük v.b.)
  3. bir defada çekilen miktar (bira)
  4. mayalanmak suretiyle hazırlanmış içki. be brewing patlamak üzere olmak.

From język polski-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-bul ]

  brew /brɛf/ 
  вежда
  (anatomia, anatomiczny) pasmo krótkich włosów nad oczodołem

From język polski-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-deu ]

  brew /brɛf/ 
  Augenbraue, Braue
  (anatomia, anatomiczny) pasmo krótkich włosów nad oczodołem

From język polski-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-ell ]

  brew /brɛf/ 
  φρύδι
  (anatomia, anatomiczny) pasmo krótkich włosów nad oczodołem

From język polski-English FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-eng ]

  brew /brɛf/ 
  eyebrow
  (anatomia, anatomiczny) pasmo krótkich włosów nad oczodołem

From język polski-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-fin ]

  brew /brɛf/ 
  kulmakarva
  (anatomia, anatomiczny) pasmo krótkich włosów nad oczodołem

From język polski-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-fra ]

  brew /brɛf/ 
  sourcil
  (anatomia, anatomiczny) pasmo krótkich włosów nad oczodołem

From język polski-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-ind ]

  brew /brɛf/ 
  alis
  (anatomia, anatomiczny) pasmo krótkich włosów nad oczodołem

From język polski-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-ita ]

  brew /brɛf/ 
  sopracciglio
  (anatomia, anatomiczny) pasmo krótkich włosów nad oczodołem

From język polski-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-jpn ]

  brew /brɛf/ 
  眉, 眉毛
  (anatomia, anatomiczny) pasmo krótkich włosów nad oczodołem

From język polski-Nederlands FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-nld ]

  brew /brɛf/ 
  wenkbrauw
  (anatomia, anatomiczny) pasmo krótkich włosów nad oczodołem

From język polski-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-nor ]

  brew /brɛf/ 
  øyebryn, øyenbryn
  (anatomia, anatomiczny) pasmo krótkich włosów nad oczodołem

From język polski-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-por ]

  brew /brɛf/ 
  sobrancelha, sobrolho
  (anatomia, anatomiczny) pasmo krótkich włosów nad oczodołem

From język polski-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-rus ]

  brew /brɛf/ 
  бровь
  (anatomia, anatomiczny) pasmo krótkich włosów nad oczodołem

From język polski-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-spa ]

  brew /brɛf/ 
  ceja
  (anatomia, anatomiczny) pasmo krótkich włosów nad oczodołem

From język polski-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-swe ]

  brew /brɛf/ 
  ögonbryn
  (anatomia, anatomiczny) pasmo krótkich włosów nad oczodołem

From język polski-Türkçe FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-tur ]

  brew /brɛf/ 
  kaş
  (anatomia, anatomiczny) pasmo krótkich włosów nad oczodołem

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈbɹu/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  272 Moby Thesaurus words for "brew":
     John Barleycorn, Pilsner, alcohol, alcoholic beverage,
     alcoholic drink, ale, angle, approach, aqua vitae, ardent spirits,
     await, bake, barbecue, baste, bathe, be imminent, be in store,
     beer, begin, besprinkle, beverage, bitters, blanch, blast, blossom,
     blow, blow a hurricane, blow great guns, blow over, blow up,
     bluster, bock beer, boil, bootleg, booze, braise, breathe, breeze,
     breeze up, bring about, broil, brown, burgeon, cabal, cause,
     coddle, collude, color, combination, come on, come up, complot,
     compose, composition, compound, concoct, concoction, confection,
     confront, connive, conspire, contrive, cook, cook up, countermine,
     counterplot, curry, decoct, decoction, decoctum, develop, devil,
     devise, distill, do, do to perfection, douche, draw near,
     draw nigh, draw on, dredge, drench, drink, drouk, dye, engineer,
     entincture, face, ferment, finagle, finesse, fire, fix up, flavor,
     flourish, flush, form, forthcome, frame, frame up, freshen,
     fricassee, frizz, frizzle, fry, gather, germinate, get up, go on,
     griddle, grill, grog, grow, grow up, half-and-half, hang over,
     hard liquor, hash, hatch, hatch a plot, hatch up, heat, hodgepodge,
     hover, huff, hypertrophy, imbrue, imbue, impend, impregnate,
     increase, inebriant, infiltrate, infuse, inject, instill,
     intoxicant, intoxicating liquor, intrigue, jumble, lager beer,
     lave, lay a plot, leach, leaven, lie over, light beer, liquor,
     little brown jug, lixiviate, loom, lower, macerate, machinate,
     make, make up, malt liquor, maneuver, mature, mead, medley,
     melange, menace, mishmash, mix, mixture, moonlight, moonshine,
     mushroom, near, near beer, operate, outgrow, oven-bake,
     overdevelop, overgrow, overhang, overtop, pan, pan-broil, parboil,
     pastiche, penetrate, percolate, permeate, pervade, pipe up, plan,
     plot, poach, porter, potable, potation, potpourri, prepare,
     prepare food, procreate, produce, puff, pullulate, pulque,
     punch bowl, put together, rage, reproduce, rig, rinse, roast, rum,
     sake, salad, saturate, saute, scallop, scheme, schnapps, sear,
     season, seethe, set in, shirr, shoot up, simmer, soak,
     social lubricant, sodden, sop, souse, spirits, spring up, sprout,
     sprout up, squall, start, steam, steep, stew, stir-fry, storm,
     stout, strong drink, strong waters, suffuse, tea, temper,
     the Demon Rum, the bottle, the cup, the flowing bowl,
     the luscious liquor, the ruddy cup, threaten, thrive, tincture,
     tinge, toast, tower, toxicant, transfuse, upshoot, upspear,
     upspring, upsprout, vegetate, waft, wangle, wash, water of life,
     waterlog, wax, whiff, whiffle
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 酿造酒,蕴酿;
  v. 酿造,蕴酿;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 酿造酒,酝酿
     vt.
     vi. 酿造,酝酿

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