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Definitions of 'claw' Wordnet 

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

2. (noun) hook, claw
a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something

3. (noun) claw, chela, nipper, pincer
a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods

4. (verb) claw
a bird's foot

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

6. (verb) claw
clutch as if in panic
"She clawed the doorknob"

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

8. (verb) claw
attack as if with claws
"The politician clawed his rival"


Definitions of 'claw' Webster 1913 Dictionary 

1. (noun) claw
a sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird

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

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

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

5. (noun) claw
to pull, tear, or scratch with, or as with, claws or nails

6. (noun) claw
to relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching; to tickle; hence, to flatter; to court

7. (noun) claw
to rail at; to scold

8. (verb) claw
to scrape, scratch, or dig with a claw, or with the hand as a claw


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