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Learn the meaning, history, and usage of the word claw, which can be a noun or a verb. Find synonyms, examples, phrases, and related entries for claw.
A claw is a curved, pointed appendage found at the end of a toe or finger in most amniotes (mammals, reptiles, birds). Some invertebrates such as beetles and spiders have somewhat similar fine, hooked structures at the end of the leg or tarsus for gripping a surface as they walk.
an object or tool for picking things up that looks something like the claws of an animal, bird, or insect: An iron claw lifts metal scraps from one pile to another. It was one of those old-fashioned arcade games where you pick up prizes with a mechanical claw. The machine's giant claw ripped the roof off the house like it was paper.
noun. a sharp, usually curved, nail on the foot of an animal, as on a cat, dog, or bird. a similar curved process at the end of the leg of an insect. the pincerlike extremity of specific limbs of certain arthropods: lobster claws. any part or thing resembling a claw, as the cleft end of the head of a hammer.
Learn the meaning of claw as a noun and a verb, and see how to use it in sentences. Find out the translations of claw in different languages and the phrasal verb claw sth back.
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Learn the meaning and usage of the word claw as a noun and a verb, with examples and related terms. Find out how claw can refer to an animal's toe, a tool's part, or a figurative expression.
Learn the meaning and usage of the word claw, a sharp curved part of an animal's or a bird's foot, a shellfish's body, or a tool. Find out the origin and idioms of claw, such as get your claws into somebody.
