Real Dictionary

mew
verb: When a cat mews, it makes a soft high-pitched noise.

mew in American English 1
a cage, as for hawks while molting
to confine in or as in a cage; shut up or conceal
to molt
intransitive verb: to make a mew or emit a similar sound
noun: the tiny, high-pitched sound a cat or kitten makes

mew in American English 2
the characteristic vocal sound made by a cat
to make this sound
noun: a small gull, Larus canus, of Eurasia and northwestern North America

mew in American English 3
a gull; esp., the common gull (Larus canus) of Eurasia and NW North America
noun: a cage for hawks, esp. while molting

mew in American English 4
to shed (feathers); to molt

mew in British English 1
noun: such a sound
verb: (esp of a cat) to make a characteristic high-pitched cry

mew in British English 2
noun: any seagull, esp the common gull, Larus canus

mew in British English 3
noun: a room or cage for hawks, esp while moulting
verb: to confine (hawks or falcons) in a shelter, cage, etc, usually by tethering them to a perch