- claw - sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
--1 is a kind of horny structure, unguis
--1 has particulars: bear claw; talonDerived form: verb claw3 - hook, claw - a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
--2 is a kind of mechanical device
--2 is a part of
--2 has particulars: anchor, ground tackle; pothook; tenterhookcoat hanger, clothes hanger, dress hanger; grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron - claw, chela, nipper, pincer - a structure like a pincer on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
--3 is a kind of extremity, appendage, member
--3 is a part of crustaceanDerived form: verb claw3 - claw - a bird's foot that has claws
--4 is a kind of bird's foot
Derived form: verb claw3
- claw - move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging; "They clawed their way to the top of the mountain"
--1 is one way to make, work
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP
- claw - clutch as if in panic; "She clawed the doorknob"
--2 is one way to seize, prehend, clutch
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
- claw - scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails
--3 is one way to scratch, scrape, scratch up
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun claw3, noun claw4, noun claw1
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
- claw - attack as if with claws; "The politician clawed his rival"
--4 is one way to attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- claw - clutch as if in panic; "She clawed the doorknob"