Definition of "maw" in English

noun

1. (archaic) The stomach, especially of an animal.

2. The upper digestive tract (where food enters the body), especially the mouth and jaws of a fearsome and ravenous creature; craw.

3. (slang, derogatory) The mouth.

   • Shut your maw!

4. Any large, insatiable or perilous opening.

5. (obsolete, uncountable) Appetite; inclination.

6. The swim bladder of a fish, especially when used as food in Chinese cuisine.

noun

1. (dialect, colloquial) Mother.

noun

1. A gull.