Collins English-English Dictionary

beer [bɪə]

1. 1. n an alcoholic drink brewed from malt, sugar, hops, and water and fermented with yeast - Compare ale

2. 2. n a slightly fermented drink made from the roots or leaves of certain plants

   ginger beer

   nettle beer

3. 3. n [modifier] relating to or used in the drinking of beer

   beer glass

   beer mat

4. 4. n [modifier] in which beer is drunk, esp (of licensed premises) having a licence to sell beer

   beer house

   beer cellar

   beer garden

5. 5. n [Etymology] Old English beor; related to Old Norse bjorr, Old Frisian biar, Old High German bior