claw synonyms

claw

n.

talon, hook, nail, pincers, chela, tentacle, spur, fang, paw, grappling iron, grappling hook, forked end, clutching hand, nipper, grapnel, crook, barb, fingernail, dewclaw, cant hook, tack claw, nail claw, manus, ungula, unguis.

claw

v.

tear, scratch, rip open; see break 1, cut 2, hurt 1, rip.

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