| 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" |
| bite | | |
| n. (state) | 1. bite | a wound resulting from biting by an animal or a person. |
| ~ dog bite | a bite inflicted by a dog. |
| ~ snakebite | a bite inflicted by a (venomous) snake. |
| ~ wound, lesion | an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin). |
| n. (food) | 2. bit, bite, morsel | a small amount of solid food; a mouthful.; "all they had left was a bit of bread" |
| ~ mouthful, taste | a small amount eaten or drunk.; "take a taste--you'll like it" |
| ~ chaw, chew, cud, plug, quid, wad | a wad of something chewable as tobacco. |
| ~ crumb | small piece of e.g. bread or cake. |
| ~ sop, sops | piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid. |
| n. (state) | 3. bite, insect bite, sting | a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin. |
| ~ harm, hurt, injury, trauma | any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.. |
| ~ bee sting | a sting inflicted by a bee. |
| ~ flea bite | sting inflicted by a flea. |
| ~ mosquito bite | a sting inflicted by a mosquito. |
| n. (food) | 4. bite, collation, snack | a light informal meal. |
| ~ meal, repast | the food served and eaten at one time. |
| ~ refreshment | snacks and drinks served as a light meal. |
| ~ nosh | (Yiddish) a snack or light meal. |
| ~ coffee break, tea break | a snack taken during a break in the work day.; "a ten-minute coffee break"; "the British have tea breaks" |
| n. (event) | 5. bite | (angling) an instance of a fish taking the bait.; "after fishing for an hour he still had not had a bite" |
| ~ fishing, sportfishing | the act of someone who fishes as a diversion. |
| ~ success | an event that accomplishes its intended purpose.; "let's call heads a success and tails a failure"; "the election was a remarkable success for the Whigs" |
| n. (communication) | 6. bite, pungency | wit having a sharp and caustic quality.; "he commented with typical pungency"; "the bite of satire" |
| ~ humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour | a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter. |
| n. (attribute) | 7. bite, pungency, raciness, sharpness | a strong odor or taste property.; "the pungency of mustard"; "the sulfurous bite of garlic"; "the sharpness of strange spices"; "the raciness of the wine" |
| ~ spicery, spiciness, spice | the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored. |
| n. (act) | 8. bite, chomp | the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws. |
| ~ eating, feeding | the act of consuming food. |
| ~ munch | a large bite.; "he tried to talk between munches on the sandwich" |
| ~ nibble | gentle biting. |
| ~ pinch, nip | a small sharp bite or snip. |
| n. (act) | 9. bite | a portion removed from the whole.; "the government's weekly bite from my paycheck" |
| ~ subtraction, deduction | the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole).; "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks" |
| ~ argot, jargon, lingo, patois, vernacular, slang, cant | a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves).; "they don't speak our lingo" |
| v. (contact) | 10. bite, seize with teeth | to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws.; "Gunny invariably tried to bite her" |
| ~ grip | hold fast or firmly.; "He gripped the steering wheel" |
| ~ gnaw | bite or chew on with the teeth.; "gnaw an old cracker" |
| ~ bite off, snap at | bite off with a quick bite.; "The dog snapped off a piece of cloth from the intruder's pants" |
| ~ snap | bring the jaws together.; "he snapped indignantly" |
| ~ nibble | bite gently.; "The woman tenderly nibbled at her baby's ear" |
| ~ nip | give a small sharp bite to.; "The Queen's corgis always nip at her staff's ankles" |
| ~ nibble | bite off very small pieces.; "She nibbled on her cracker" |
| v. (perception) | 11. bite, burn, sting | cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort.; "The sun burned his face" |
| ~ nettle, urticate | sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation. |
| ~ burn | feel hot or painful.; "My eyes are burning" |
| ~ hurt, smart, ache | be the source of pain. |
| v. (contact) | 12. bite | penetrate or cut, as with a knife.; "The fork bit into the surface" |
| ~ pierce | make a hole into.; "The needle pierced her flesh" |
| v. (contact) | 13. bite, prick, sting | deliver a sting to.; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" |
| ~ pierce | make a hole into.; "The needle pierced her flesh" |
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