claw Synonyms & Antonyms
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Claw as a Noun
1
A curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
2
A foot equipped with such.
3
The pincer (chela) of a crustacean or other arthropod.
4
A mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.
5
A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, such as the base of petals of the pink.
6
The act of catching a ball overhand.
Claw as a Verb
1
To scratch or to tear at.
2
To use the claws to seize, to grip.
3
To use the claws to climb.
4
To perform a claw catch.
5
To move with one's fingertips.
6
To relieve uneasy feeling, such as an itch, by scratching; hence, to humor or flatter, to court someone.
7
To rail at; to scold.
8
To flatter; to fawn on (a person).