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claw
(klô)n.
1. A sharp, curved, horny structure at the end of a toe of a vertebrate animal.
2.
a. A chela or similar pincerlike structure on the end of a limb of a crustacean or arachnid.
b. One of one or more small curved structures at the tip of an appendage of an invertebrate, especially an insect or other arthropod.
c. A limb terminating in such a structure.
3. Something, such as the cleft end of a hammerhead, that resembles a claw.
4. Botany A narrowed, stalklike basal part of a petal, sepal, or bract.
tr. & intr.v. clawed, claw·ing, claws
To scratch, dig, tear, or pull with the claws or fingernails.
[Middle English clawe, from Old English clawu.]
clawed adj.
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claw
(klɔː)n
1. (Zoology) a curved pointed horny process on the end of each digit in birds, some reptiles, and certain mammals
2. (Zoology) a corresponding structure in some invertebrates, such as the pincer of a crab
3. a part or member like a claw in function or appearance
4. (Botany) botany the narrow basal part of certain petals and sepals
vb
5. to scrape, tear, or dig (something or someone) with claws, etc
6. (tr) to create by scratching as with claws: to claw an opening.
[Old English clawu; related to Old High German kluwi, Sanskrit glau- ball, sphere]
ˈclawer n
ˈclawless adj
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claw
(klɔ)n.
1. a sharp, usu. curved, nail on the foot of an animal, as on a cat, dog, or bird.
2. a similar curved process at the end of the leg of an insect.
3. the pincerlike extremity of specific limbs of certain arthropods: lobster claws.
4. any part or thing resembling a claw, as the cleft end of the head of a hammer.
v.t. 5. to tear, scratch, seize, pull, etc., with or as if with claws.
6. to make by or as if by scratching, digging, etc., with hands or claws: to claw a hole in the earth.
7. to proceed by or as if by using the hands or claws: They clawed their way through the jungle.
v.i. 8. to scratch, tear, pull, or dig with or as if with claws.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English clawu, clēa, c. Old Saxon clāuua, Old High German chlāwa]
claw′er, n.
claw′less, adj.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
claw
(klô)1. A sharp, curved nail at the end of a toe of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
2. A pincer, as of a lobster or crab, used for grasping.
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claw
Past participle: clawed
Gerund: clawing
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| Noun | 1. |  claw - sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptilesbear claw - claw of a bear; often used in jewelry talon - a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey horny structure, unguis - any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin |
| 2. | claw - a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something anchor, ground tackle - a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving clothes hanger, coat hanger, dress hanger - a hanger that is shaped like a person's shoulders and used to hang garments on grapnel, grapple, grappling hook, grappling iron, grappler - a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope mechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles pothook - an S-shaped hook to suspend a pot over a fire tenterhook - one of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter | |
| 3. | claw - a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods crustacean - any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton | |
| 4. | claw - a bird's foot bird's foot - the foot of a bird | |
| Verb | 1. | claw - move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging; "They clawed their way to the top of the mountain" |
| 2. | claw - clutch as if in panic; "She clawed the doorknob" | |
| 3. | claw - scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails clapperclaw - claw with the nails | |
| 4. | claw - attack as if with claws; "The politician clawed his rival" |
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claw
noun
verb
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Translations
رِجْلُ السَّرَطانقَدمٌ كالمَخْلَبمَخْلَبمِخْلَبيَخْدُش
urpa
drápdrápatklepetopařát
kloklosakskradseriveflå
küünisküünistamasõrg
eläimen kynsikynsikynsiäleukaraapia
kandžapandža
ollókarmolkaromköröm
klóklóra, rífakrabbakló
かぎづめ
발톱
draskyti nagaisdraskytis nagaisletenanagaspėda
iecirstķetnanagsplēstspīles
garrapuã
driapaťklepetopodriapať
kleščekrempelj
kandžaканџа
klo
กรงเล็บ
vuốt
claw
[klɔː]A. N
B. VT
1. (= scratch) → arañar; (= tear) → desgarrar
to claw sth to shreds → desgarrar algo completamente, hacer algo trizas
to claw sth to shreds → desgarrar algo completamente, hacer algo trizas
2. to claw one's way somewhere → abrirse camino a toda costa
to claw one's way to the top (fig) → abrirse paso hasta la cima a toda costa
to claw one's way to the top (fig) → abrirse paso hasta la cima a toda costa
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
claw
[ˈklɔː]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
claw
n → Kralle f; (of lions, birds of prey also, of excavator) → Klaue f; (of lobster etc) → Schere f, → Zange f; (of hammer) → Nagelklaue f; to show one’s claws (fig) → die Krallen zeigen; to get one’s claws into somebody (inf) → (dauernd) auf jdm herumhacken; once a woman like that has got her claws into a man … → wenn eine Frau wie die erst einmal einen Mann in den Klauen hat …
vt → kratzen; badly clawed → schlimm zerkratzt; the mole claws its way through the soil → der Maulwurf wühlt sich durch das Erdreich; they clawed their way out from under the rubble → sie wühlten sich aus dem Schutt hervor; he clawed his way to the top (fig) → er hat sich an die Spitze durchgeboxt; two women, like cats, clawing each other → zwei Frauen, die wie Hyänen aufeinander losgingen
vi to claw at something → sich an etw (acc) → krallen; he clawed desperately for the handle → er krallte verzweifelt nach der Klinke
claw
:clawback
n (for individual) → Rückerstattung f; from this sale the government got a £3m claw → aus diesem Verkauf flossen 3 Millionen Pfund in die Staatskasse zurück
claw hammer
n → Tischlerhammer m
claw mark
n → Kratzer m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
claw
[klɔː]1. n (of cat, small bird) → unghia; (of lion, eagle, bird of prey) → artiglio; (of lobster) → chela, tenaglia
claw back vt + adv (tax, duty) → recuperare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
claw
(kloː) noun1. one of the hooked nails of an animal or bird. The cat sharpened its claws on the tree-trunk.
2. the foot of an animal or bird with hooked nails. The owl held the mouse in its claw.
3. (the pointed end of) the leg of a crab etc.
verb to scratch or tear (at something) with claws or nails. The two cats clawed at each other.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
claw
→ مِخْلَب dráp klo Kralle νύχι garra, zarpa eläimen kynsi griffe kandža artiglio かぎづめ 발톱 klauw klo pazur garra коготь klo กรงเล็บ pençe vuốt 爪Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
claw
n. garra;
___ foot → pie en ___;
___ hand → mano en ___.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
claw
n garra, (of a pet) uña; vt arañar, desgarrarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.