(1):
(v. t.) To boil or seethe; to cook.
(2):
(v. t.) To prepare, as beer or other liquor, from malt and hops, or from other materials, by steeping, boiling, and fermentation.
(3):
(v. t.) To prepare by steeping and mingling; to concoct.
(4):
(v. i.) To attend to the business, or go through the processes, of brewing or making beer.
(5):
(v. t.) To foment or prepare, as by brewing; to contrive; to plot; to concoct; to hatch; as, to brew mischief.
(6):
(v. i.) To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming, or gathering; as, a storm brews in the west.
(7):
(n.) The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed.