mew (up)

verb

Definition of mew (up)next
as in to house
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers bored with being mewed up in a stuffy house all day

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mew (up)
  1. house
  2. include
  3. confine
  4. encase
Verb
  • Heinz’s London office houses a working chef’s kitchen where recipes are tested every week, and retail partners are brought in to taste products.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Florida houses 11 sites controlled by the National Parks Service, which includes three National Parks in South Florida, located in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.
    — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of house
Verb
  • Other Dayton-area businesses — including a Lego store and a root beer shop — temporarily altered their logos to include beavers in a show of solidarity.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities have introduced new rules in recent years, including a cap on the maximum number of climbers per day and requiring them to take a brief class about hiking safety.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of include
Verb
  • The success of those releases has demonstrated that these films are no longer confined to cinephile circles.
    — José Salazar, IndieWire, 24 Aug. 2026
  • America’s electric vehicle industry is no longer confined to a handful of specialized factories.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of confine
Verb
  • But Oliver said the contractors installed the grinder pump a month ago with its own power source encased in a locked box and didn’t provide her with a key.
    — Christin Lazerus, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Parentheses encase words, keeping vulnerable admissions safe and visually private.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of encase
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“Mew (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mew%20%28up%29. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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