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Definition of Claw
Pronunciation: klạ | n. | 1. | A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird. | | 2. | The whole foot of an animal armed with hooked nails; the pinchers of a lobster, crab, etc. | | 3. | Anything resembling the claw of an animal, as the curved and forked end of a hammer for drawing nails. | | 4. | (Bot.) A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, as the base of petals of the pink. | | v. t. | 1. | To pull, tear, or scratch with, or as with, claws or nails. | | 2. | To relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching; to tickle; hence, to flatter; to court. | | 3. | To rail at; to scold. | | v. i. | 1. | To scrape, scratch, or dig with a claw, or with the hand as a claw. |
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