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Claw

see synonyms of claw

Noun

1. claw

sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles

2. claw, hook

a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something

3. chela, claw, nipper, pincer

a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods

4. claw

a bird's foot

Verb

5. claw

move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging

Example Sentences:
'They clawed their way to the top of the mountain'

6. claw

clutch as if in panic

Example Sentences:
'She clawed the doorknob'

7. claw

scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails

8. claw

attack as if with claws

Example Sentences:
'The politician clawed his rival'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Claw

see synonyms of claw
noun
1. 
a curved pointed horny process on the end of each digit in birds, some reptiles, and certain mammals
2. 
a corresponding structure in some invertebrates, such as the pincer of a crab
3. 
a part or member like a claw in function or appearance
4. botany
the narrow basal part of certain petals and sepals
verb
5. 
to scrape, tear, or dig (something or someone) with claws, etc
6. (transitive)
to create by scratching as with claws
to claw an opening

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Claw

see synonyms of claw
noun
1. 
a sharp, hooked or curved horny structure, or nail, on the foot of a bird and of many reptiles and mammals
2. 
a foot with such structures at its end
3. 
the pincers, or chela, of a lobster, crab, scorpion, etc., or on the limb of certain insects
4. 
anything resembling or regarded as a claw
the claw of a hammer
verb transitive, verb intransitive
5. 
to scratch, clutch, pull, dig, or tear with or as with claws

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Claw

see synonyms of claw
n.
1. A sharp, curved, horny structure at the end of a toe of a vertebrate animal.
2.
a. A chela or similar pincerlike structure on the end of a limb of a crustacean or arachnid.
b. One of one or more small curved structures at the tip of an appendage of an invertebrate, especially an insect or other arthropod.
c. A limb terminating in such a structure.
3. Something, such as the cleft end of a hammerhead, that resembles a claw.
4. Botany A narrowed, stalklike basal part of a petal, sepal, or bract.
tr. & intr.v. clawed, claw·ing, claws
To scratch, dig, tear, or pull with the claws or fingernails.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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