brews

Noun (1)

brew (plural brews)

1. The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed; a brewage, such as tea or beer.
   • Six great bottles of one of the Hong Kong brews had been brought to wash down the brandy and the fragments of rice and mee and meat-fibres that clung to the back teeth.1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 529
   1. (slang) A serving of beer.
      • Player, give me some brew and I might just chill / But I'm the type that like to light another joint like Cypress Hill1995, “I Got 5 on It”, in Operation Stackola, performed by Luniz
   2. (UK, slang) A cup of tea.
      • Landlady: You're not stoppin' for a brew?
        Gene Hunt: No thanks, love. Better crack on.2007 March 6, Julie Rutterford, Life on Mars, Season 2, Episode 3
2. A boiled concoction or mixture of liquids and other ingredients.
   • In the Middle Ages, when witchcraft and thaumaturgic practices were rampant over Europe, sorceresses did a roaring trade in magic brews designed to excite the passion or to preserve affection.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 189

Noun (2)

brew (plural brews)

1. (UK, dialectal) An overhanging hill or cliff.

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