v. & n.
--v.
1. tr. a make (beer etc.) by infusion, boiling, and fermentation. b make (tea etc.) by infusion or (punch etc.) by mixture.
2 intr. undergo either of these processes (the tea is brewing).
3 intr. (of trouble, a storm, etc.) gather force; threaten (mischief was brewing).
4 tr. bring about; set in train; concoct (brewed their fiendish scheme).
--n.
1. an amount (of beer etc.) brewed at one time (this year's brew).
2 what is brewed (esp. with regard to its quality) (a good strong brew).
3 the action or process of brewing.
Phrases and idioms:
brew up make tea. brew-up n. an instance of making tea.
Derivatives:
brewer n.
Etymology: OE breowan f. Gmc