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Meaning of 'claw' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Claw [ n.]
- A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird.
- The whole foot of an animal armed with hooked nails; the pinchers of a lobster, crab, etc.
- Anything resembling the claw of an animal, as the curved and forked end of a hammer for drawing nails.
- A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, as the base of petals of the pink.
- To pull, tear, or scratch with, or as with, claws or nails.
- To relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching; to tickle; hence, to flatter; to court.
- To rail at; to scold.
2 . Claw [ v. i.]
- To scrape, scratch, or dig with a claw, or with the hand as a claw.

Meaning of 'claw' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . claw [ v]
Meaning (1):
- clutch as if in panic
Example in sentence:
  • She clawed the doorknob
Meaning (2):
- attack as if with claws
Example in sentence:
  • The politician clawed his rival
Meaning (3):
- move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging
Example in sentence:
  • They clawed their way to the top of the mountain

Nearby Words:

clabber clachan clack clacked clacker clacking clad cladocera cladophyll claggy

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