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Claw Definition

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English

Claw of the short-toed eagle, Circaetus gallicus

Etymology

Middle English clawe, from Old English clawu.

Pronunciation

Noun

claw (plural claws)

  1. A curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
  2. A foot equipped with such.
  3. The pincer of a crustacean or other arthropod.
  4. A mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.
  5. (juggling, uncountable) The act of catching a ball overhand.

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Verb

claw (third-person singular simple present claws, present participle clawing, simple past and past participle clawed)

  1. To scratch or to tear at.
  2. To use the claws to seize, to grip.
  3. To use the claws to climb.
  4. (juggling) To perform a claw catch.

Translations

scratch or tear at
to use claws to seize, to grip
  • French: s'agripper fr(fr)
  • German: klammern, krallen
  • Italian: ghermire it(it)
use claws to climb

 

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A claw is a curved, pointed appendage, found at the end of a toe or finger in most mammals, birds, and some reptiles. However, the word "claw" is also often used in reference to an invertebrate. Somewhat similar fine hooked structures are found in arthropods such as beetles and spiders, at the end of the leg or tarsus for gripping a surface as the creature walks. Crabs' and lobsters' pincers, or more formally, their "chelae", are sometimes called claws.
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