Claw
[klɔː] or [klɔ]
Definition
(noun.) a bird's foot.
(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.) attack as if with claws; 'The politician clawed his rival'.
(verb.) clutch as if in panic; 'She clawed the doorknob'.
(verb.) scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails.
(verb.) move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging; 'They clawed their way to the top of the mountain'.
Typist: Lottie--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird.
(n.) The whole foot of an animal armed with hooked nails; the pinchers of a lobster, crab, etc.
(n.) Anything resembling the claw of an animal, as the curved and forked end of a hammer for drawing nails.
(n.) A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, as the base of petals of the pink.
(n.) To pull, tear, or scratch with, or as with, claws or nails.
(n.) To relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching; to tickle; hence, to flatter; to court.
(n.) To rail at; to scold.
(v. i.) To scrape, scratch, or dig with a claw, or with the hand as a claw.
Editor: Seth
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Talon.
v. a. Tear (with the claws), scratch, lacerate, laniate.
Edited by Alison
Definition
n. the hooked nail of a beast or bird: the whole foot of an animal with hooked nails: anything like a claw: an instrument shaped like a claw.—v.t. to scratch or tear as with the claws or nails: to scrape; to seize: (fig.) to flatter fawn on.—n. Claw′back a toady flatterer.—adj. Clawed having claws.—ns. Claw-hamm′er a hammer with one part of the head divided into two claws with which to extract nails; Claw′-hamm′er-coat a facetious name for a dress-coat.—adj. Claw′less.—Claw me and I'll claw thee favour me and I shall do you good in return.
Typed by Edwina
Examples
- But how if another claw in the shape of me is straining to thwart it? George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- They fell upon D'Arnot tooth and nail, beating him with sticks and stones and tearing at him with claw-like hands. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- I don't feel like myself when you lay that withered old claw on my shoulder, so take it away,' said Sikes, casting off the Jew's hand. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Not a speck escaped Aunt March's eye, and all the furniture had claw legs and much carving, which was never dusted to suit. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The male has one claw of immense size, the other being quite small. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Shall be pleased with his acquaintance, said Marks, thrusting out a long, thin hand, like a raven's claw. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- His walk was soft; his voice was melancholy; his long lanky fingers were hooked like claws. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The building was of grey, lichen-blotched stone, with a high central portion and two curving wings, like the claws of a crab, thrown out on each side. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The cat leaped down and ripped at a bundle of rags with her tigerish claws, with a sound that it set my teeth on edge to hear. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Bois-Guilbert's new shield bore a raven in full flight, holding in its claws a skull, and bearing the motto, Gare le Corbeau. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- It had three claws at the forward corner of its wing. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- These were the natural defenses of his body, but what were they against the teeth, the claws and the tremendous muscles of his enemy? Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Stronger, stronger again, for now the enemy has learned to use belt-claws and he can shoot as far as we. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Never shall I forget the Duke's appearance as he sprang up and clawed with his hands, like one who is sinking into an abyss. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- My fingers clawed futilely at the unyielding portal, while my eyes sought in vain for a duplicate of the button which had given us ingress. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- It bit and clawed and scratched in impotent fury. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- I slipped through his grip, and he with a horrible scream kicked madly for a few seconds, and clawed the air with both his hands. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- In a little while another veteran was discharged abruptly from the same door, clawing at the air for a saving support. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- So it was that he spied Tarzan as the boy emerged from the clawing, pushing throng with that hairy forearm hugged firmly to his body. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- He shrank away and then fell forward upon the table, coughing furiously and clawing among the papers. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Leaping and clawing, they mowed down the warriors with their powerful paws, turning for an instant to rend their victims with frightful fangs. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- He tore the drugget from the floor, and in an instant was down on his hands and knees clawing at each of the squares of wood beneath it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
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