Definition of Mew

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Definition of Mew

Mew

A gull, esp. the common British species (Larus canus); called also sea mew, maa, mar, mow, and cobb.

To shed or cast; to change; to molt; as, the hawk mewed his feathers.

To cast the feathers; to molt; hence, to change; to put on a new appearance.

A cage for hawks while mewing; a coop for fattening fowls; hence, any inclosure; a place of confinement or shelter; -- in the latter sense usually in the plural.

A stable or range of stables for horses; -- compound used in the plural, and so called from the royal stables in London, built on the site of the king's mews for hawks.

To shut up; to inclose; to confine, as in a cage or other inclosure.

To cry as a cat.

The common cry of a cat.

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Mew Translations

mew in French is miaou
mew in German is miauen
mew in Italian is miagolare
mew in Spanish is maullido
mew in Swedish is jama

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