claw

1. n. A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird. Source: opted

2. n. The whole foot of an animal armed with hooked nails; the pinchers of a lobster, crab, etc. Source: opted

3. n. Anything resembling the claw of an animal, as the curved and forked end of a hammer for drawing nails. Source: opted

4. n. A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, as the base of petals of the pink. Source: opted

5. n. To pull, tear, or scratch with, or as with, claws or nails. Source: opted

6. n. To relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching; to tickle; hence, to flatter; to court. Source: opted

7. n. To rail at; to scold. Source: opted

8. v. i. To scrape, scratch, or dig with a claw, or with the hand as a claw. Source: opted

9. n. sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles Source: wordnet

10. n. a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something Source: wordnet

11. n. a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods Source: wordnet

12. n. a bird's foot Source: wordnet

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