mew

Mew is defined as a cage for a hawk or a hiding place.

(noun)

An example of a mew is where a hawk would go to shed its feathers.

Mew means to confine.

(verb)

An example of mew is a rabbit being held in a cage.

The definition of mew is the sound a cat makes.

(noun)

An example of a mew is what a cat would say to be let inside of a house.

See mew in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Origin: ME mewe < OFr mue < muer, to change, molt < L mutare, to change: see mutate

transitive verb

Origin: < mewthe
to confine in or as in a cage; shut up or conceal: often with up
Origin: ME mewen < OFr muer
Archaic to shed or change (feathers); molt

intransitive verb

Archaic to molt

noun

the characteristic vocal sound made by a cat

Origin: echoic

intransitive verb

to make this sound

noun

a gull; esp., the common gull (Larus canus) of Eurasia and NW North America

Origin: ME mewe < OE mæw, akin to Ger möwe (< LowG): echoic of its cry, as in IE echoic base *mu- > mope

See mew in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A cage for hawks, especially when molting.
A secret place; a hideaway.
mews (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
a. A group of buildings originally containing private stables, often converted into residential apartments.
b. A small street, alley, or courtyard on which such buildings stand.

verb mewed, mew·ing, mews

verb, transitive

To confine in or as if in a cage.

verb, intransitive

To molt. Used of a hawk.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English meue

Origin: , from Old French mue

Origin: , from muer, to molt

Origin: , from Latin mūtāre, to change; see mei-¹ in Indo-European roots

intransitive verb mewed, mew·ing, mews

To make the high-pitched, crying sound of a cat; meow.