"mew up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: mews up [present, singular, third-person], mewing up [participle, present], mewed up [participle, past], mewed up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} mew up (third-person singular simple present mews up, present participle mewing up, simple past and past participle mewed up)
  1. (archaic) to imprison Tags: archaic
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