claw.
A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
Meaning & usage
A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
A foot equipped with such.
The pincer (chela) of a crustacean or other arthropod.
A mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.
A human fingernail, particularly one extending well beyond the fingertip.
A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, such as the base of petals of the pink.
The act of catching a ball overhand.
A tree with one internal vertex and three leaves.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English clawe, from Old English clawu, from Proto-Germanic *klawō. Compare West Frisian klau, Dutch klauw, German Klaue, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish klo.
To scratch or to tear at.
To use the claws to seize, to grip.
To use the claws to climb.
To perform a claw catch.
To move with one's fingertips.
To relieve an uneasy feeling, such as an itch, by scratching (someone or something); hence (figuratively), to flatter or humour (someone); to court, to fawn on.
To rail at, revile, or scold (someone or something).
To do (something) quickly.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English clawen, from a combination of Old English clawan/clāwan (a remodelling of *clīeġan, from Proto-West Germanic *klauwjan, from Proto-Germanic *klawjaną) and Old English clawian (from Proto-West Germanic *klawēn).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.