"brew up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: brews up [present, singular, third-person], brewing up [participle, present], brewed up [participle, past], brewed up [past]
Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-brew_up-en-verb-b4Qn2clP
  2. (figurative, transitive) To concoct. Tags: figuratively, transitive
    Sense id: en-brew_up-en-verb-wuXqvHZG
  3. (British) Make a fire in order to make tea. Tags: British
    Sense id: en-brew_up-en-verb-4o8HmH2D Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 23 40 34 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 4 4 20 33 39
  4. (military, intransitive) To go up in flames. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-brew_up-en-verb-0bovHLv3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 23 40 34 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 4 4 20 33 39 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  5. (military, transitive) To cause to go up in flames. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-brew_up-en-verb-S3RdJxcO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (up) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 2 23 40 34 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (up): 4 4 20 33 39 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: brewup [noun]

Inflected forms

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