"homebrew" meaning in English

See homebrew in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: homebrews [plural]
Etymology: From home + brew. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|home|brew}} home + brew Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} homebrew (countable and uncountable, plural homebrews)
  1. A beer brewed by enthusiasts rather than commercially. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (beer): kotiolut (Finnish), paikaka (Maori), toukorere (Maori), кра́фтовое пи́во (kráftovoje pívo) (Russian), pitarra [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-homebrew-en-noun-7RpSkynn Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 33 7 5 4 31 Disambiguation of 'beer': 100 0 0
  2. (informal) Made or changed by amateurs (especially games or amateur radio equipment). Tags: countable, informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-homebrew-en-noun-8wggTU7N Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 33 7 5 4 31
  3. (Canada, sports, countable) A player who plays for the team named after their own native town. Tags: Canada, countable Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-homebrew-en-noun-zhpqzcm1 Categories (other): Canadian English Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Verb

Forms: homebrews [present, singular, third-person], homebrewing [participle, present], homebrewed [participle, past], homebrewed [past]
Etymology: From home + brew. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|home|brew}} home + brew Head templates: {{en-verb}} homebrew (third-person singular simple present homebrews, present participle homebrewing, simple past and past participle homebrewed)
  1. To brew one's beer or other alcoholic beverage at home.
    Sense id: en-homebrew-en-verb-nTqegMbO
  2. (informal) To create something as an enthusiast, rather than using a commercial option. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-homebrew-en-verb-3-LCt~zp
  3. (gaming) To jailbreak a video game console, specifically made by Nintendo, to run unofficial programs. Categories (topical): Gaming, Beer
    Sense id: en-homebrew-en-verb-SJjERatu Disambiguation of Beer: 17 13 6 17 6 41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 22 15 3 4 44 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 33 7 5 4 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 22 9 5 4 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 23 10 3 2 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 21 11 5 8 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 13 21 11 5 8 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 17 27 11 5 4 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 15 21 9 5 5 44 Topics: games, gaming
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: craft beer

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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