claw

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/klɔ/

noun 5verb 5name 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

sharp

The eagle's sharp claws gripped the fish as it flew away from the water.

powerful, strong

VERB + CLAW

sharpen

dig, sink

The cat sank its claws into the sofa when it got scared.

show

The angry cat showed its claws when the dog came too close.

retract

CLAW + NOUN

mark

PREP

in sb's ~s

The mouse was trapped in the eagle's claws and couldn't escape.

Definitions

noun

A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.

A foot equipped with such.

The pincer (chela) of a crustacean or other arthropod.

A mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.

A human fingernail, particularly one extending well beyond the fingertip.

verb

To scratch or to tear at.

Using her hands like windshield wipers, she tried to flick snow away from her mouth. When she clawed at her chest and neck, the crumbs maddeningly slid back onto her face. She grew claustrophobic.

To use the claws to seize, to grip.

To use the claws to climb.

To perform a claw catch.

To move with one's fingertips.

De Gea was United's hero again within seconds of Hernandez's equaliser, diving to his left to claw away Dirk Kuyt's shot as he got on the end of a superb cross from Stewart Downing.

name

A surname from Navajo.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other ar

chela
nipper
pincer

noun — a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hol

hook

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

claw me, claw thee

you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

Example Bank

a narrow base, as the petals of a Rose, where the claw is very short

Wiktionary

Using her hands like windshield wipers, she tried to flick snow away from her mouth. When she clawed at her chest and neck, the crumbs maddeningly slid back onto her face. She grew claustrophobic.

Wiktionary

De Gea was United's hero again within seconds of Hernandez's equaliser, diving to his left to claw away Dirk Kuyt's shot as he got on the end of a superb cross from Stewart Downing.

Wiktionary

I cannot hide what I am: I must be sad when I have cause, and smile at no man's jests; eat when I have stomach, and wait for no man's leisure; sleep when I am drowsy, and tend on no man's business; la

Wiktionary

"I cannot claw my owner", said the cat.

Tatoeba · #1682031

Don't let him claw you.

Tatoeba · #1741994

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, claw is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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