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claw English

Meaning claw meaning

What does claw mean?
Definitions in simple English

claw Noun

— A claw is the sharp part on the toe of an animal. The cat was mad at me so, it dug its claw into my skin.

claw

— noun sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles — noun a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods — verb clutch as if in panic She clawed the doorknob — verb move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging They clawed their way to the top of the mountain — noun (= hook) a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something — noun a bird's foot — verb scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails — verb attack as if with claws The politician clawed his rival

Synonyms claw synonyms

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claw English » English

talon nail fingernail scratch toenail hoof clutch scrape nipper tear chela pincers pincer paw hook finger claw-shaped climb break toe scramble rip jaw grip grate grasp grab finger nail fang destroy clapperclaw clamber ungula unguis trap tongs toe-nail tickle strum stick spur skin short stalk shave sharp point seam scratch all over scarify savage rip with claws

Topics claw topics

What do people use claw to talk about?
Universe, creation Animal

Parts of an animal
Universe, creation Animal Parts of an animal

Parts of a bird
Person Healthy

Injure
Work and occupation Tool

Parts of tools

Conjugation claw conjugation

How do you conjugate claw?

claw · verb

Examples claw examples

How do I use claw in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Don't let him claw you.
Tom wedged the claw of the crowbar under the nailhead and pulled out the nail.

Movie subtitles

I opened my eyes, a long claw-like hand came out of the wall!
Claw at me. Ah! Come on.
Yet this claw could only belong to an arboreal creature.
But its claw was so strangely hot.
I must grow a new claw.
Make yourself into a claw.
Bring up Long Claw.
They claw and scrape away at the rocks until they bleed.
We scratch and claw, but only at the air, only at each other.
And when he is like that. he'd just as soon slit your throat. or claw out your gizzards as look at you.
His staring eyes. his clutching hands. his fingernails broken and bloody. from the vain attempt to claw away. the lid of that coffin.
And just as I was tucking myself under the covers a dreadful little claw reaches up and seizes me.
Those look like claw marks.
One, a big lady with bloody great charlies, tried to claw the other girl's face. Got her fist right down her throat.
Now I'm not a superstitious man Mr. Holmes but I don't know of any weapon capable of inflicting such wounds except an animal's claw.
I'd claw down the hills for a kind look from that girl. but I'd never get it, not in a thousand years.
Now he's tied to a dead arm for the rest of his life, a claw hand.
And when there is a kill, they claw and bite each other over it.
Yet this claw could only belong to an arboreal creature like some impossible tree sloth.
Claw marks, or maybe a hand. There are four cuts.
Well, General Buskirk told me they found the mark of a giant claw on a field next to Pierre Broussard's farm, and I know why.
You claw your way out like an alley cat, but nothing's changed.
Make yourself into a claw. It will do you no good.
Now, one is very heavy and has blunt teeth. that's the powerhouse claw, and the other is smaller and has sharp teeth.
A vulture's claw?
A broken claw, some black hairs.
There are claw marks on the tree.
You might have an old claw and perhaps a bit of hair from the cage, eh?
Claw women?
They go without eating when the game is scarce. And when there is a kill, they claw and bite each other over it.
All my life I had the claw for things.
I hope you don't claw me.
One, a big lady with bloody great charlies, tried to claw the other girl's face.
Extend right claw.

News and current affairs

The eurozone's southern European members must reduce their wage costs to claw back the competitiveness that they have lost since adopting the common currency.
But, assuming the economy must claw its way out of recession for at least another year or two, it is difficult to see how the government can fulfill its Pittsburgh pledge.

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