beer Definition

an alcoholic beverage usually made from malted cereal grain (such as barley), flavored with hops, and brewed by slow fermentation

a carbonated nonalcoholic or a fermented slightly alcoholic beverage with flavoring from roots or other plant parts

fermented mash

a situation of agreeable ease

a large, fat, protruding belly regarded as the result of a long habit of drinking large amounts of beer

the effects of alcohol thought of metaphorically as a pair of goggles that alter a person's perceptions especially by making others appear more attractive than they actually are

a game in which a set of beer-containing cups is placed at two ends of a table and in which a player scores by bouncing or tossing a Ping-Pong ball into an opponent's cup from which the opponent then has to drink the beer

a fat belly caused by drinking a lot of beer : beer belly

a small piece of material placed under a glass of beer to protect the bar or table beneath it

a specialty beer produced in limited quantities : microbrew

a sweetened carbonated nonalcoholic beverage heavily flavored with ginger or capsicum or both

any of various malt liquors considered nonalcoholic because they contain less than a specified percentage of alcohol