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UK
/klˈɔː/
]
[ US /ˈkɫɔ/ ]
[ US /ˈkɫɔ/ ]
NOUN
- a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
- a bird's foot
- a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
- sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
VERB
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attack as if with claws
The politician clawed his rival -
clutch as if in panic
She clawed the doorknob - scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails
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move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging
They clawed their way to the top of the mountain
How To Use claw In A Sentence
- He shut his eyes, fingers clawing at the rock below him.
- I instead made use of the Cluebat and asked Mike for an insight check, which revealed that the Crane's claw was still over the pool and that Vorian (Mike's monk) was within walking distance of the crane's controls. Critical Hits
- They were picked up too, and brought into hangars by metal claws on strong wires.
- Then again, kitty probably avulsed a a claw or two and was sore for a while. Because I Am a Bad Bad Person… « Whatever
- No whimper, nor sound, nor sign of fear, came from Jerry — only choking growls of ferociousness, intermingled with snarls of anger, and a belligerent up-clawing of hind-legs. CHAPTER XVI
- A cat can retract its claws, but a dog can't.
- April 2, 2010 at 10:18 am afinkso teh hooman haz onlee hizseff tew blaim fer leevin teh ‘baloonz’ wifin reech uv poyntee teef an clawz! Iz THIS wai u were so mad - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
- Once finished, a titan claws its way from the ground and starts off on a tear towards your enemy's town, where it slaughters anything in its path.
- Gesturing with one fleshy, clawless manus toward his shorter, more cranially hairy companion, he added, And this is my senior diplomatic officer, Commander Deanna Troi. Star Trek: Typhon Pact: Seize the Fire
- His greasy ingratiation irked the Watchkeeper and he clenched his hands to hide the claws that slipped from his fingertips.