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brew up

brew up verb: to make (a liquid, especially tea, coffee, or beer) by brewing.

Verb

brew up (third-person singular simple present brews up, present participle brewing up, simple past and past participle brewed up)

  1. (transitive) To make (a liquid, especially tea, coffee, or beer) by brewing.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To concoct.
  3. (UK) Make a fire in order to make tea.
  4. (intransitive) To go up in flames.
    • Gavin's tank brewed up on the first hit.
  5. (transitive) To cause to go up in flames.

Forms of brew up

third-person singular presentbrews up
present participlebrewing up
past participlebrewed up
pastbrewed up

Words formed from brew up

Questions about brew up

What does brew up mean?
Brew up means to make (a liquid, especially tea, coffee, or beer) by brewing.
What part of speech is brew up?
Brew up is a verb.
What is the past tense of brew up?
The past tense of brew up is brewed up.

Words near brew up in the dictionary

  1. brevotoxin
  2. brevotoxins
  3. brevs
  4. brew
  5. Brew City
  6. brew up
  7. brew-in
  8. brew-ins
  9. brewable
  10. brewage
  11. brewages

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