beer

♦ beer /b'ɪə^r/ (beers)
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Beer is a bitter alcoholic drink made from grain.
He sat in the kitchen drinking beer...
We have quite a good range of beers.
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A glass of beer can be referred to as a beer.
Would you like a beer?beer bel|ly (beer bellies)
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If a man has a beer belly, he has a fat stomach because of drinking too much beer.
He was short and fat, with a large beer belly.
= paunchbeer gut (beer guts)
also beer-gut
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A beer gut is the same as a beer belly.gin|ger beer (ginger beers)
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Ginger beer is a fizzy drink that is made from syrup and ginger and is sometimes slightly alcoholic.
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A glass of ginger beer can be referred to as a ginger beer.root beer (root beers)
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Root beer is a fizzy non-alcoholic drink flavoured with the roots of various plants and herbs. It is popular in the United States.
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A glass, can, or bottle of root beer can be referred to as a root beer.
Kevin buys a root beer.small beer
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If you say that something is small beer, you mean that it is unimportant in comparison with something else. (BRIT)
Such roles are small beer compared with the fame she once enjoyed.
= peanuts