MEW


Meaning of MEW in English

1. v. & n.

--v.intr. (of a cat, gull, etc.) utter its characteristic cry.

--n. this sound, esp. of a cat.

Etymology: ME: imit. 2. n. a gull, esp. the common gull, Larus canus.

Etymology: OE m{aelig}w f. Gmc 3. 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.

Etymology: ME f. OF mue f. muer moult f. L mutare change 4. var. of MEU.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.