"microbrew" meaning in English

See microbrew in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: microbrews [plural]
Etymology: micro- + brew Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|brew}} micro- + brew Head templates: {{en-noun}} microbrew (plural microbrews)
  1. A beer produced by a small local brewery, or microbrewery.
    Sense id: en-microbrew-en-noun-VbxqsgXT

Verb

Forms: microbrews [present, singular, third-person], microbrewing [participle, present], microbrewed [participle, past], microbrewed [past]
Etymology: micro- + brew Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|brew}} micro- + brew Head templates: {{en-verb}} microbrew (third-person singular simple present microbrews, present participle microbrewing, simple past and past participle microbrewed)
  1. To produce beer on a small scale, as a microbrewer.
    Sense id: en-microbrew-en-verb-MNyibE2e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with micro- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 78 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 30 70

Inflected forms

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