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mew (up)

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of mew (up)

to close or shut in by or as if by barriers

bored with being mewed up in a stuffy house all day

Synonyms of mew (up)

box (in), cage, closet, coop (up), corral, encage, encase, enclose (also inclose), envelop, fence (in), hedge, hem (in), house, immure, include, pen, wall (in)

Words Related to mew (up)

bound, circumscribe, confine, contain, limit, restrict

encircle, encompass, enfold, enframe, enlace, frame, ring, surround

armor, cocoon, encapsulate, encapsule, encyst, ensheathe, ensphere, enwomb

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