brew up

verb

To make (a liquid, especially tea, coffee, or beer) by brewing.

“Gavin's tank brewed up on the first hit.”

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Meanings

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

present singular third person brews up · participle present brewing up · participle past brewed up · past brewed up

  1. transitiveTo make (a liquid, especially tea, coffee, or beer) by brewing.
  2. figurativelytransitiveTo concoct.
  3. UKMake a fire in order to make tea.
  4. intransitivegovernmentTo go up in flames.

    Gavin's tank brewed up on the first hit.

  5. transitivegovernmentTo cause to go up in flames.
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APA

brew up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brew%20up

MLA

“brew up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brew%20up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brew up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brew%20up.

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