From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Claw \Claw\ (kl[add]), n. [AS. clawu, cl[=a], cle['o]; akin to
D. klaauw, G. klaue, Icel. kl[=o], Sw. & Dan. klo, and perh.
to E. clew.]
1. A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird.
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2. The whole foot of an animal armed with hooked nails; the
pinchers of a lobster, crab, etc.
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3. Anything resembling the claw of an animal, as the curved
and forked end of a hammer for drawing nails.
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4. (Bot.) A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw,
as the base of petals of the pink. --Gray.
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{Claw hammer}, a hammer with one end of the metallic head
cleft for use in extracting nails, etc.
{Claw hammer coat}, a dress coat of the swallowtail pattern.
[Slang]
{Claw sickness}, foot rot, a disease affecting sheep.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Claw \Claw\, v. i.
To scrape, scratch, or dig with a claw, or with the hand as a
claw. "Clawing [in ash barrels] for bits of coal." --W. D.
Howells.
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{To claw off} (Naut.), to turn to windward and beat, to
prevent falling on a lee shore.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Claw \Claw\ (kl[add]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clawed} (kl[add]d);
p. pr. & vb. n. {Clawing}.] [AS. clawan. See {Claw}, n.]
1. To pull, tear, or scratch with, or as with, claws or
nails.
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2. To relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching;
to tickle; hence, to flatter; to court. [Obs.]
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Rich men they claw, soothe up, and flatter; the poor
they contemn and despise. --Holland.
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3. To rail at; to scold. [Obs.]
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In the aforesaid preamble, the king fairly claweth
the great monasteries, wherein, saith he, religion,
thanks be to God, is right well kept and observed;
though he claweth them soon after in another
acceptation. --T. Fuller
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{Claw me, claw thee}, stand by me and I will stand by you; --
an old proverb. --Tyndale.
{To claw away}, to scold or revile. "The jade Fortune is to
be clawed away for it, if you should lose it."
--L'Estrange.
{To claw (one) on the back}, to tickle; to express
approbation. (Obs.) --Chaucer.
{To claw (one) on the gall}, to find fault with; to vex.
[Obs.] --Chaucer.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
claw
n 1: sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some
mammals or reptiles
2: a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold
or pull something [syn: {hook}, {claw}]
3: a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other
arthropods [syn: {claw}, {chela}, {nipper}, {pincer}]
4: a bird's foot
v 1: move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging; "They clawed
their way to the top of the mountain"
2: clutch as if in panic; "She clawed the doorknob"
3: scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails
4: attack as if with claws; "The politician clawed his rival"
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