Definition of: brew

(br) v.t.
1. To make, as beer or ale, by steeping, boiling, and fermentation of malt, hops, etc.
2. To make (any beverage) as by boiling or mixing.
3. To concoct; devise, as mischief.
—v.i.
4. To make ale, beer, or the like.
—to be brewing To be imminent; gather, as a storm, trouble, etc.
—noun That which is brewed; the product of brewing. [OE breōwan. Related to BROTH .]
—brew′er noun