Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun brew

1 sense of brew

Sense 1
brew, brewage -- (drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling)
       => alcohol, alcoholic drink, alcoholic beverage, intoxicant, inebriant -- (a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb brew

2 senses of brew

Sense 1
brew -- (prepare by brewing; "people have been brewing beer for thousands of years")
       => create from raw material, create from raw stuff -- (make from scratch)

Sense 2
brew -- (sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor; "the tea is brewing")
       => soak, imbue -- (fill, soak, or imbue totally; "soak the bandage with disinfectant")