BREW

vt to boil or seethe; to cook.

2. brew ·noun the mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed.

3. brew ·vt to prepare by steeping and mingling; to concoct.

4. brew ·vi to attend to the business, or go through the processes, of brewing or making beer.

5. brew ·vi to be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming, or gathering; as, a storm brews in the west.

6. brew ·vt to prepare, as beer or other liquor, from malt and hops, or from other materials, by steeping, boiling, and fermentation.

7. brew ·vt to foment or prepare, as by brewing; to contrive; to plot; to concoct; to hatch; as, to brew mischief.