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- Dictionaryclaw/klɔː/
noun
- 1. a curved pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot in birds, lizards, and some mammals. Similar
verb
- 1. scratch or tear something with the claws or the fingernails: "the kitten was clawing at Lowell's trouser leg"
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an object or tool for picking things up that looks something like the claws of an animal, bird, or insect: An iron claw lifts metal scraps from one pile to another. It was one of those old-fashioned arcade games where you pick up prizes with a mechanical claw. The machine's giant claw ripped the roof off the house like it was paper.
The meaning of CLAW is a sharp usually slender and curved nail on the toe of an animal. How to use claw in a sentence.
noun. a sharp, usually curved, nail on the foot of an animal, as on 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: lobster claws. any part or thing resembling a claw, as the cleft end of the head of a hammer.
6 meanings: 1. a curved pointed horny process on the end of each digit in birds, some reptiles, and certain mammals 2. a.... Click for more definitions.
As a noun, a claw is the pointy finger-like grabbers that birds, insects, and some lizards and mammals have. Machines can have claws too, and maybe you’ve seen the game at an arcade where you make a metal claw pick up a toy.
The word "claws" is correct and usable in written English. You can use it to refer to either the long, sharp nails of some animals (e.g. a bird, a bear, an insect etc.) or the sharp metal parts of a tool or machine. Example sentence: The bear struck back with its sharp claws.
Claw definition, a sharp, usually curved, nail on the foot of an animal, as on a cat, dog, or bird. See more.
