[malt] n [ME, fr. OE mealt; akin to OHG malz malt, OE meltan to melt] (bef. 12c) 1: grain (as barley) softened by steeping in water, allowed to germinate, and used esp. in brewing and distilling
2: malt liquor
3: malted milk -- malty adj
[2]malt vt (15c) 1: to convert into malt
2: to make or treat with malt or malt extract ~ vi 1: to become malt
2: to make grain into malt