 Definitions of claw [ɔ] 
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1. (n.) claw
a sharp, usu. curved, nail on the foot of an animal, as on a cat, dog, or bird.
2. claw
a similar curved process at the end of the leg of an insect.
3. claw
the pincerlike extremity of specific limbs of certain arthropods:
lobster claws.
4. claw
any part or thing resembling a claw, as the cleft end of the head of a hammer.
5. (v.t.) claw
to tear, scratch, seize, pull, etc., with or as if with claws.
6. claw
to make by or as if by scratching, digging, etc., with hands or claws:
to claw a hole in the earth.
7. claw
to proceed by or as if by using the hands or claws:
They clawed their way through the jungle.
8. (v.i.) claw
to scratch, tear, pull, or dig with or as if with claws.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE clawu, clēa, c. OS
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| Definition of 'claw' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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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"
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1. (noun) claw
a sharp part on an animal's toe
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| Definition of 'claw' |
Webster Dictionary |
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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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Sense: one of the hooked nails of an animal or bird
The cat sharpened its claws on the tree-trunk.
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 Afrikaans: klou, poot |
 Arabic: مَخْلَب |
 Bulgarian: жив. нокът |
 Brazilian: garra |
 Czech: dráp(ek) |
 German: die Krallen |
 Danish: klo |
 Greek: νύχι αρπακτικού |
 Spanish: garra |
 Estonian: küünis |
 Farsi: ناخن تیز |
 Finnish: kynsi |
 French: griffe |
 Hebrew: טוֹפֶר, צִפּוֹרֵן @@@צִיפ |
 Hindi: पंजा |
 Croatian: pandža |
 Hungarian: karom |
 Indonesian: cakar |
 Icelandic: kló |
 Italian: artiglio |
 Japanese: かぎづめ |
 Korean: (새, 짐승의) 발톱 |
 Lithuanian: nagas |
 Latvian: nags (putna, zvēra) |
 Malay: kuku |
 Dutch: klauw |
 Norwegian: klo |
 Polish: pazur |
 Persian: ناخن تیز |
 Pashto: نوك: چمبه (پنجه |
 Portuguese: garra |
 Romanian: gheară |
 Russian: коготь |
 Slovak: dráp |
 Slovenian: krempelj |
 Serbian: kandža |
 Swedish: klo |
 Thai: เล็บของสัตว์หรือนก |
 Turkish: pençe tırnağı |
 Taiwanese: (動物的)爪 |
 Ukrainian: кіготь, пазур |
 Urdu: پنجہ |
 Vietnamese: móng |
 Chinese: （动物的）爪 |
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