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    claw
    [klô]
    noun
    claw (noun) · claws (plural noun)
    1. a curved pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot in birds, lizards, and some mammals.
      • either of a pair of small hooked appendages on an insect's leg.
      • the pincer of a crab, scorpion, or other arthropod.
      • a mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.
    verb
    claw (verb) · claws (third person present) · clawed (past tense) · clawed (past participle) · clawing (present participle)
    1. (of an animal or person) scratch or tear something with the claws or the fingernails:
      "the kitten was clawing at Lowell's trouser leg" · "her hands clawed his shoulders" · "bitter jealousy clawed at her"
      • clutch at something with the hands:
        "his fingers clawed at the air"
      • (claw one's way)
        make one's way with difficulty by hauling oneself forward with one's hands:
        "he clawed his way over a pile of bricks"
    Origin
    Old English clawu (noun), clawian (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch klauw and German Klaue.
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    noun
    1. a curved pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot in birds, lizards, and some mammals.
    verb
    1. (of an animal or person) scratch or tear something with the claws or the fingernails:
     
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  1. Claw is a term used to describe123:
    • A sharp, usually curved, nail on the foot of an animal, such as a cat, dog, or bird.
    • A similar curved process at the end of the leg of an insect.
    • The pincerlike extremity of specific limbs of certain arthropods, such as lobster claws.
    • Any part or thing resembling a claw, such as the cleft end of the head of a hammer.
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    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.
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    Britannica Dictionary definition of CLAW [count] 1 : a sharp curved part on the toe of an animal (such as a cat or bird)
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    : a sharp usually slender and curved nail on the toe of an animal 2 : any of various sharp curved processes especially at the end of a limb (as of an insect) also : a limb ending in such a process
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