'Claw' definitions:

Definition of 'claw'

(from WordNet)
noun
Sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
noun
A mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something [syn: hook, claw]
noun
A grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods [syn: claw, chela, nipper, pincer]
noun
A bird's foot
verb
Move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging; "They clawed their way to the top of the mountain"
verb
Clutch as if in panic; "She clawed the doorknob"
verb
Scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails
verb
Attack as if with claws; "The politician clawed his rival"

Definition of 'Claw'

From: GCIDE
  • Claw \Claw\, v. i. To scrape, scratch, or dig with a claw, or with the hand as a claw. "Clawing [in ash barrels] for bits of coal." --W. D. Howells. [1913 Webster]
  • To claw off (Naut.), to turn to windward and beat, to prevent falling on a lee shore. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Claw'

From: GCIDE
  • Claw \Claw\ (kl[add]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Clawed (kl[add]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Clawing.] [AS. clawan. See Claw, n.]
  • 1. To pull, tear, or scratch with, or as with, claws or nails. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching; to tickle; hence, to flatter; to court. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Rich men they claw, soothe up, and flatter; the poor they contemn and despise. --Holland. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To rail at; to scold. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • In the aforesaid preamble, the king fairly claweth the great monasteries, wherein, saith he, religion, thanks be to God, is right well kept and observed; though he claweth them soon after in another acceptation. --T. Fuller [1913 Webster]
  • Claw me, claw thee, stand by me and I will stand by you; -- an old proverb. --Tyndale.
  • To claw away, to scold or revile. "The jade Fortune is to be clawed away for it, if you should lose it." --L'Estrange.
  • To claw (one) on the back, to tickle; to express approbation. (Obs.) --Chaucer.
  • To claw (one) on the gall, to find fault with; to vex. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Claw'

From: GCIDE
  • Claw \Claw\ (kl[add]), n. [AS. clawu, cl[=a], cle['o]; akin to D. klaauw, G. klaue, Icel. kl[=o], Sw. & Dan. klo, and perh. to E. clew.]
  • 1. A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The whole foot of an animal armed with hooked nails; the pinchers of a lobster, crab, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Anything resembling the claw of an animal, as the curved and forked end of a hammer for drawing nails. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Bot.) A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, as the base of petals of the pink. --Gray. [1913 Webster]
  • Claw hammer, a hammer with one end of the metallic head cleft for use in extracting nails, etc.
  • Claw hammer coat, a dress coat of the swallowtail pattern. [Slang]
  • Claw sickness, foot rot, a disease affecting sheep. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'claw'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Claw'