The difference between Gull and Mew
When used as nouns, gull means a seabird of the genus larus or of the family laridae, whereas mew means a gull, seagull.
When used as verbs, gull means to deceive or cheat, whereas mew means to shut away, confine, lock up.
Mew is also interjection with the meaning: a cat's cry.
check bellow for the other definitions of Gull and Mew
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Gull as a noun:
A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae.
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Gull as a noun (slang):
A cheating trick; a fraud.
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Gull as a noun:
One easily cheated; a dupe.
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Gull as a noun (obsolete, Oxford University slang):
A swindler or trickster.
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Gull as a verb:
To deceive or cheat.
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Gull as a verb (US, slang):
To mislead.
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Gull as a verb (US, slang):
To trick and defraud.
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Mew as a noun (archaic, poetic):
A gull, seagull.
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Mew as a noun (obsolete):
A prison, or other place of confinement.
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Mew as a noun (obsolete):
A hiding place; a secret store or den.
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Mew as a noun (obsolete):
A breeding-cage for birds.
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Mew as a noun (falconry):
A cage for hawks, especially while moulting.
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Mew as a noun (falconry, in the plural):
A building or set of buildings where moulting birds are kept.
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Mew as a verb (archaic):
To shut away, confine, lock up.
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Mew as a verb (of a bird):
To moult.
Examples:
"The hawk mewed his feathers."
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Mew as a verb (of a bird, obsolete):
To cause to moult.
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Mew as a verb (of a deer, obsolete):
To shed antlers.
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Mew as a noun:
The crying sound of a cat; a meow.
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Mew as a noun:
The crying sound of a gull.
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Mew as a noun (obsolete):
An exclamation of disapproval; a .
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Mew as a verb (of a cat):
To meow.