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1. (n.) paw
the foot of an animal that has claws; broadly, the foot of a quadruped.
2. paw
Informal. the human hand, esp. one that is large, rough, or clumsy.
3. (v.t.) paw
to strike or scrape with the paws or feet.
4. paw
to handle or caress clumsily, rudely, or with unwelcome familiarity.
5. (v.i.) paw
to beat or scrape the floor, ground, etc., with the paws or feet.
6. paw
to use one's hands in an awkward manner.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME pawe, var. of powe < MF poue (c. Oc pauta) < Gmc; cf. D poot, G Pfote)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) paw
a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
2. (verb) hand, manus, mitt, paw
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
"he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"
3. (verb) paw
scrape with the paws
"The bear pawed the door"
4. (verb) paw
touch clumsily
"The man tried to paw her"
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1. (noun) paw
an animal's foot with claws and soft pads
the bear's/cat's/wolf's paw; paw prints all over the kitchen floor
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) paw
the foot of a quadruped having claws, as the lion, dog, cat, etc
2. (noun) paw
the hand
3. (verb) paw
to draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot
4. (verb) paw
to pass the paw over; to stroke or handle with the paws; hence, to handle fondly or rudely
5. (verb) paw
to scrape or beat with the forefoot
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Sense: the foot of an animal with claws or nails
The dog had a thorn in its paw.
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 Afrikaans: poot |
 Arabic: مِخْلَب |
 Bulgarian: лапа |
 Brazilian: pata |
 Czech: tlapka |
 German: die Pfote |
 Danish: lab; pote |
 Greek: πατούσα ζώου |
 Spanish: pata, garra (gato), zarpa |
 Estonian: käpp |
 Farsi: پنجه |
 Finnish: käpälä |
 French: patte |
 Hebrew: כַּף רֶגֶל שֶׁל בע”ח |
 Hindi: पंजा |
 Croatian: šapa |
 Hungarian: mancs |
 Indonesian: cakar |
 Icelandic: löpp, loppa, hrammur |
 Italian: zampa |
 Japanese: 足 |
 Korean: (발톱이 달린) 동물의 발 |
 Lithuanian: letena |
 Latvian: ķepa |
 Malay: kaki |
 Dutch: poot |
 Norwegian: labb, pote |
 Polish: łapa |
 Persian: پنجه |
 Pashto: خپړ |
 Portuguese: pata |
 Romanian: labă |
 Russian: лапа |
 Slovak: lab(k)a |
 Slovenian: šapa |
 Serbian: šapa |
 Swedish: tass |
 Thai: อุ้งเท้า |
 Turkish: pençe |
 Taiwanese: 腳爪 |
 Ukrainian: лапа |
 Urdu: درندے جانور کا پنجہ |
 Vietnamese: chân |
 Chinese: 脚爪 |
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