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claw
noun
- a sharp, hooked or curved horny structure, or nail, on the foot of a bird and of many reptiles and mammals
- a foot with such structures at its end
- the pincers, or chela, of a lobster, crab, scorpion, etc., or on the limb of certain insects
- anything resembling or regarded as a claw: the claw of a hammer
transitive verb, intransitive verb
to scratch, clutch, pull, dig, or tear with or as with claws
Related Forms:
- clawed adjective
See claw in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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