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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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A claw is a curved, pointed appendage found at the end of a toe or finger in most amniotes (mammals, reptiles, birds). Some invertebrates such as beetles and spiders have somewhat similar fine, hooked structures at the end of the leg or tarsus for gripping a surface as they walk.
a human hand that is curved or twisted so that it looks like the claws of an animal, bird, or insect: Since her stroke, she has to keep her hand mobile, or the fingers tend to bend into a rigid claw. an object or tool for picking things up that looks something like the claws of an animal, bird, or insect:
1. : 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. 3. : one of the pincerlike organs terminating some limbs of various arthropods (such as a lobster or scorpion) 4.
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.
1. countable noun [usually plural] B2. The claws of a bird or animal are the thin, hard, curved nails at the end of its feet. The cat tried to cling to the edge by its claws. 2. countable noun [usually plural] B2. The claws of a lobster, crab, or scorpion are the two pointed parts at the end of its legs which are used for holding things. 3. verb.
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.
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.
CLAW definition: 1. one of the sharp, curved nails on the feet of some animals and birds 2. If a person or animal…. Learn more.
Claw definition, a sharp, usually curved, nail on the foot of an animal, as on a cat, dog, or bird. See more.
involving opposition or competition that is violent and without sympathy. nature, red in tooth and claw. See claw in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: claw. Definition of claw noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
