Main Entry: beer

Pronunciation: \ˈbir\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English ber, from Old English bēor; akin to Old High German bior beer

Date: before 12th century

1 : an alcoholic beverage usually made from malted cereal grain (as barley), flavored with hops, and brewed by slow fermentation
2 : a carbonated nonalcoholic or a fermented slightly alcoholic beverage with flavoring from roots or other plant parts <birch beer>
3 : fermented mash
4 : a drink of beer