meaning of claw
1. A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird.
2. The whole foot of an animal armed with hooked nails; the pinchers of a lobster, crab, etc.
3. Anything resembling the claw of an animal, as the curved and forked end of a hammer for drawing nails.
4. A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, as the base of petals of the pink.
5. To pull, tear, or scratch with, or as with, claws or nails.
6. To relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching; to tickle; hence, to flatter; to court.
7. To rail at; to scold.
8. To scrape, scratch, or dig with a claw, or with the hand as a claw.
9. a birds foot that has claws
Related Words
claw | claw hammer | claw hatchet | clawback | clawed | clawfoot | clawhammer | clawing | clawless | clawlike |
