| claw | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. claw | sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles. |
| ~ bear claw | claw of a bear; often used in jewelry. |
| ~ talon | a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey. |
| ~ horny structure, unguis | any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. claw, hook | a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something. |
| ~ anchor, ground tackle | a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving. |
| ~ clothes hanger, coat hanger, dress hanger | a hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments on. |
| ~ grapnel, grapple, grappling hook, grappling iron, grappler | a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope. |
| ~ mechanical device | mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles. |
| ~ pothook | an S-shaped hook to suspend a pot over a fire. |
| ~ tenterhook | one of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter. |
| n. (animal) | 3. chela, claw, nipper, pincer | a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods. |
| ~ crustacean | any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton. |
| ~ appendage, extremity, member | an external body part that projects from the body.; "it is important to keep the extremities warm" |
| n. (animal) | 4. claw | a bird's foot. |
| ~ bird's foot | the foot of a bird. |
| v. (motion) | 5. claw | move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging.; "They clawed their way to the top of the mountain" |
| ~ work, make | proceed along a path.; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest" |
| v. (contact) | 6. claw | clutch as if in panic.; "She clawed the doorknob" |
| ~ clutch, prehend, seize | take hold of; grab.; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" |
| v. (contact) | 7. claw | scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails. |
| ~ clapperclaw | claw with the nails. |
| ~ scratch up, scratch, scrape | cut the surface of; wear away the surface of. |
| v. (communication) | 8. claw | attack as if with claws.; "The politician clawed his rival" |
| ~ lash out, attack, assail, assault, snipe, round | attack in speech or writing.; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" |
| paw | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. paw | a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped. |
| ~ canid, canine | any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles. |
| ~ felid, feline | any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws. |
| ~ animal foot, foot | the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings. |
| ~ forepaw | front paw; analogous to the human hand. |
| ~ pad | the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger. |
| n. (body) | 2. hand, manus, mitt, paw | the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb.; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" |
| ~ human, human being, homo, man | any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage. |
| ~ arteria digitalis, digital arteries | arteries in the hand and foot that supply the fingers and toes. |
| ~ arteria metacarpea, metacarpal artery | dorsal and palmar arteries of the hand. |
| ~ intercapitular vein, vena intercapitalis | veins connecting the dorsal and palmar veins of the hand or the dorsal and plantar veins of the foot. |
| ~ metacarpal vein, vena metacarpus | dorsal and palmar veins of the hand. |
| ~ arm | a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb. |
| ~ clenched fist, fist | a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting). |
| ~ hooks, maulers, meat hooks | large strong hand (as of a fighter).; "wait till I get my hooks on him" |
| ~ right hand, right | the hand that is on the right side of the body.; "he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left"; "hit him with quick rights to the body" |
| ~ left hand, left | the hand that is on the left side of the body.; "jab with your left" |
| ~ palm, thenar | the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers. |
| ~ finger | any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb).; "her fingers were long and thin" |
| ~ extremity | that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso. |
| ~ ball | a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass.; "the ball at the base of the thumb"; "he stood on the balls of his feet" |
| ~ metacarpus | the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges. |
| v. (contact) | 3. paw | scrape with the paws.; "The bear pawed the door" |
| ~ scrape, grate | scratch repeatedly.; "The cat scraped at the armchair" |
| v. (contact) | 4. paw | touch clumsily.; "The man tried to paw her" |
| ~ touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with.; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband" |
| ~ caress, fondle | touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner.; "He caressed her face"; "They fondled in the back seat of the taxi" |
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