lager
nounverbnounverbattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈlɑːɡə//
- United States//ˈlɑɡɚ//
A type of beer, brewed using a bottom-fermenting yeast.
noun
- 1
A type of beer, brewed using a bottom-fermenting yeast.
The 40-year-old [Mike Skinner] is happy to put his body on the line in other ways, swapping a mug of tea for a fan's double pint of lager and messily necking it in one.
Etymology
From German Lagerbier (“beer made for storing”), from Lager (“store”). Cognate with native English lair.
verb
- 1
To store (lager beer) at a low temperature for maturing and clarification.
noun
- 1
Variant of laagerAlternative spelling of laager.
verb
- 1
Variant of laagerAlternative spelling of laager.
Forms
- plural
- lagers
- past tense
- lagered
- past participle
- lagered
- present participle
- lagering
- third person singular
- lagers
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