Claw

[klɔː] or [klɔ]

Definition

(noun.) a bird's foot.

(noun.) sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles.

(noun.) a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods.

(verb.) attack as if with claws; 'The politician clawed his rival'.

(verb.) clutch as if in panic; 'She clawed the doorknob'.

(verb.) scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails.

(verb.) move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging; 'They clawed their way to the top of the mountain'.

Typist: Lottie--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird.

(n.) The whole foot of an animal armed with hooked nails; the pinchers of a lobster, crab, etc.

(n.) Anything resembling the claw of an animal, as the curved and forked end of a hammer for drawing nails.

(n.) A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, as the base of petals of the pink.

(n.) To pull, tear, or scratch with, or as with, claws or nails.

(n.) To relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching; to tickle; hence, to flatter; to court.

(n.) To rail at; to scold.

(v. i.) To scrape, scratch, or dig with a claw, or with the hand as a claw.

Editor: Seth

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Talon.

v. a. Tear (with the claws), scratch, lacerate, laniate.

Edited by Alison

Definition

n. the hooked nail of a beast or bird: the whole foot of an animal with hooked nails: anything like a claw: an instrument shaped like a claw.—v.t. to scratch or tear as with the claws or nails: to scrape; to seize: (fig.) to flatter fawn on.—n. Claw′back a toady flatterer.—adj. Clawed having claws.—ns. Claw-hamm′er a hammer with one part of the head divided into two claws with which to extract nails; Claw′-hamm′er-coat a facetious name for a dress-coat.—adj. Claw′less.—Claw me and I'll claw thee favour me and I shall do you good in return.

Typed by Edwina

Examples

Inputed by Boris

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