a gull, esp. the common british species (larus canus); called also sea mew, maa, mar, mow, and cobb.-to shed or cast; to change; to molt; as, the hawk mewed his feathers.-to cast the feathers; to molt; hence, to change; to put on a new appearance.-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.-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.-to shut up; to inclose; to confine, as in a cage or other inclosure.-to cry as a cat.-the common cry of a cat.