v. 1 ferment, cook, boil; infuse Our beer is brewed using the best hops 2 concoct, devise, plan, Colloq cook up; contrive, prepare, bring about, cause, produce, hatch They are brewing up a plot to unseat the financial director 3 start, go on, hatch, begin, form; stew, simmer, Colloq cook A storm is brewing
n. 4 beer, ale, stout; tea; beverage, drink; concoction, mixture She served me some strange brew in which I could detect cinnamon and nutmeg