1.  mew(n = noun.event) meow, miaou, miaow, miaul - the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this);
is a kind of cry
Derived form verb mew₁

2.  mew(n = noun.animal) larus canus, mew gull, sea mew - the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America;
is a kind of gull, sea gull, seagull
is a member of genus larus, larus
Derived forms verb mew₁, verb mew₂

1.  mew(v = verb.communication) meow - cry like a cat; "the cat meowed"
is one way to emit, let loose, let out, utter
Derived forms noun mew₂, noun mew₁
Sample sentences: Something ----s

2.  mew(v = verb.communication) - utter a high-pitched cry, as of seagulls;
is one way to emit, let loose, let out, utter
Derived form noun mew₂
Sample sentences: Something ----s

   A gull, esp. the common British species (Larus canus); called also sea mew, maa, mar, mow, and cobb. [1913 Webster]

   To shed or cast; to change; to molt; as, the hawk mewed his feathers. [1913 Webster]
"Nine times the moon had mewed her horns." [1913 Webster]

   To cast the feathers; to molt; hence, to change; to put on a new appearance. [1913 Webster]
"Now everything doth mew,
And shifts his rustic winter robe." [1913 Webster]

1.  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. [1913 Webster]
"Full many a fat partrich had he in mewe." [1913 Webster]
"Forthcoming from her darksome mew." [1913 Webster]
"Violets in their secret mews." [1913 Webster]

2.  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. [1913 Webster]

   To shut up; to inclose; to confine, as in a cage or other inclosure. [1913 Webster]
"More pity that the eagle should be mewed." [1913 Webster]
"Close mewed in their sedans, for fear of air." [1913 Webster]

   To cry as a cat. Shak. [1913 Webster]

   The common cry of a cat. Shak. [1913 Webster]

mew, v. & n.
--v.intr. (of a cat, gull, etc.) utter its characteristic cry.
--n. this sound, esp. of a cat.

mew, n. a gull, esp. the common gull, Larus canus.

mew, n. & v.
--n. a cage for hawks, esp. while moulting.
--v.tr.
1 put (a hawk) in a cage.
2 (often foll. by up) shut up; confine.

mew, var. of MEU.

VB  lament, mourn, deplore, grieve, weep over, bewail, bemoan, condole with, fret, wear mourning, go into mourning, put on mourning, wear the willow, wear sackcloth and ashes, infandum renovare dolorem, give sorrow words, sigh, give a sigh, heave, fetch a sigh, waft a sigh from Indus to the pole, sigh 'like a furnace', wail, cry, weep, sob, greet, blubber, pipe, snivel, bibber, whimper, pule, pipe one's eye, drop tears, shed tears, drop a tear, shed a tear, melt into tears, burst into tears, fondre en larmes, cry oneself blind, cry one's eyes out, yammer, scream, mew, groan, moan, whine, roar, roar like a bull, bellow like a bull, cry out lustily, rend the air, frown, scowl, make a wry face, gnash one's teeth, wring one's hands, tear one's hair, beat one's breast, roll on the ground, burst with grief, complain, murmur, mutter, grumble, growl, clamor, make a fuss about, croak, grunt, maunder, deprecate, cry out before one is hurt, complain without cause.

VB  divest, uncover &c (cover), denude, bare, strip, disfurnish, undress, disrobe &c (dress, enrobe), uncoif, dismantle, put off, take off, cast off, doff, peel, pare, decorticate, excoriate, skin, scalp, flay, expose, lay open, exfoliate, molt, mew, cast the skin.

VB  cry, roar, bellow, blare, rebellow, growl, snarl, bark, bow-wow, yelp, bay, bay at the moon, yap, yip, yipe, growl, yarr, yawl, snarl, howl, grunt, gruntle, snort, squeak neigh, whinny, bray, mew, mewl, meow, purr, caterwaul, pule, baa, bleat, low, moo, troat, croak, peep, coo, gobble, quack, honk, gaggle, guggle, crow, caw, squawk, screech cackle, cluck, clack, chuck, chuckle, hoot, hoo, chirp, cheep, chirrup, twitter, cuckoo, warble, trill, tweet, pipe, whistle, hum, buzz, hiss, blatter, ratatat.

mew gull, sea mew