mew

IPA(Pronunciation)

/mjuː/

archaic of a bird obsolete of a deer

(archaic) To shut away, confine, lock up. / (of a bird) To moult. / (of a bird, obsolete) To cause to moult. / (of a deer, obsolete) To shed antlers.

Japanese Meaning

閉じ込める、監禁する / （鳥が）換羽する / （鳥に）換羽させる / （鹿が）角を落とす

They decided to mew the captured spies in the old tower until the war ended.

彼らは捕らえたスパイを戦争が終わるまで古い塔に閉じ込めることにした。

Sense（1）

(archaic) To shut away, confine, lock up.

More pity that the eagle should be mew’d,

While kites and buzzards prey at liberty.

Sense（2）

(of a bird) To moult.

The hawk mewed his feathers.

Sense（3）

(of a bird, obsolete) To cause to moult.

Sense（4）

(of a deer, obsolete) To shed antlers.

mews

（ present singular third-person ）

mewing

（ participle present ）

mewed

（ participle past ）

mewed

（ past ）