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
  • This offering blends bourbon made from a 99% corn mash bill that was aged for 9 years and then underwent a secondary 125-day cask finished in French Oak barrels that housed BHAKTA’s 1973 Armagnac vintage.
    Erik Ofgang, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The central portion of the buds that houses the drivers is rather bulbous, while a flat panel forms the outermost surface.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of house
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  • The acquisition includes a 115,000-square-foot office and warehouse in Earth City, Mo., a fleet of more than 60 over-the-road and local trucks, and a staff of nearly 100 employees.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 13 Jan. 2025
  • With high-profile recipients including President Ronald Reagan and Oprah Winfrey, the award has helped keep Alger’s name in the national consciousness.
    Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of include
Verb
  • Peace confines violence to self-defense in vindication of the right of self-preservation.
    Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
  • If a child laughed inappropriately or failed to remember a Scientology term, they could be sent to the ship’s hold and made to chip rust for days or confined in a chain locker for weeks at a time without blankets or a bathroom.
    Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of confine
Verb
  • Altamura Man’s Frozen Legacy Deep in an Italian cave, researchers discovered Altamura Man, a Neanderthal fossil encased in limestone for over 130,000 years.
    Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Moore’s niece’s body was found encased in concrete in 1995.
    Defne Karabatur, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of encase
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