v. t. | 1. | To boil or seethe; to cook. |
| 2. | To prepare, as beer or other liquor, from malt and hops, or from other materials, by steeping, boiling, and fermentation. |
| 3. | To prepare by steeping and mingling; to concoct. |
| 4. | To foment or prepare, as by brewing; to contrive; to plot; to concoct; to hatch; as, to brew mischief. |
v. i. | 1. | To attend to the business, or go through the processes, of brewing or making beer. |
| 2. | To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming, or gathering; as, a storm brews in the west. |
n. | 1. | The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed. |