коготь, зубец, клешня, лапа, зуб, выступ, палец, когтить, хватать, царапать, рвать когтями
существительное ↓
- коготь
- арх. лапа с когтями
- клешня
- рука, лапа
- pl. пальцы
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глагол ↓
- царапать, скрести; рвать, терзать когтями
- схватывать (когтями и т. п.)
to claw hold of smth. — схватить что-л. когтями /лапами/; вцепиться во что-л. 
the climber clawed at the cliff surface — альпинист цеплялся за поверхность скалы
- жадно хватать (рукой); загребать (деньги и т. п.)
- рыть, рвать, тянуть когтями или пальцами
to claw a hole — вырыть руками яму
to claw a hole in smb.’s shirt — вырвать клок из чьей-л. рубашки
- чесаться, расчёсывать (при зуде)
- мор. лавировать
claw me and I will claw thee — ≅ услуга за услугу; рука руку моет
Мои примеры
Словосочетания
tack claw / drawer — гвоздодёр
claw hammer — молоток-гвоздодёр
to claw off the land — мор. держаться дальше от берега
claw trussing machine — обручеосадочная машина
claw nut — натяжная гайка
claw caster — ролик, скрытый деталью в виде когтистой лапы
clause claw hold — цепляться; вцепиться
claw separation — палец отделения; лапка отделения
claw shank — хвостовик с лапкой
claw-shaped weight lifter — дугообразный захват для гирь
Примеры с переводом
The cat dug his claws into my leg.
Кошка когтями вцепилась мне в ногу.
The eagle was carrying a mouse in its sharp claws.
Орел нес мышь в своих острых когтях.
Claw me and I’ll claw thee.
Услуга за услугу.
She clawed the doorknob.
Она вцепилась в дверную ручку.
The cat keeps clawing at the rug.
Кошка постоянно точит когти о ковёр.
She tried to claw his face with her fingernails.
Она попыталась вцепиться в его лицо ногтями.
How can we stop the cat from clawing the drapes?
Как нам заставить кота прекратить драть шторы?
The dog clawed a hole in the carpet.
Пёс проделал в ковре когтями дыру.
In the meantime his generals will want to claw back some of their old influence.
А тем временем его генералы захотят хотя бы частично вернуть былое влияние.
The politician clawed his rival.
Политик вцепился в своего конкурента.
But undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw.
Но несомненно, самым страшным в нём был его железный коготь. («Питер Пэн», о Капитане Крюке)
Примеры, ожидающие перевода
The excavating machine’s claw dug into the earth. 
They clawed their way to the top of the mountain
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Фразовые глаголы
claw back — компенсировать суммы, израсходованные на увеличение государственных пособий
Возможные однокоренные слова
clawed — имеющий когти, с когтями, когтистый
clawless — не имеющий когтей, без когтей
Формы слова
verb
I/you/we/they: claw
he/she/it: claws
ing ф. (present participle): clawing
2-я ф. (past tense): clawed
3-я ф. (past participle): clawed
noun
ед. ч.(singular): claw
мн. ч.(plural): claws
Definitions For Claw
noun
- A bird’s foot
- Sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
- A grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
- A mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
- A sharp curved part on the toe of an animal (such as a cat or bird)
- A body part of an animal (such as a lobster or crab) that is used for gripping and holding things
- A part on a tool or machine that is used for gripping, digging, etc.
verb
- Attack as if with claws
- Clutch as if in panic
- Scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails
- Move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging
- To scratch, grip, or dig with claws or fingers
English International (SOWPODS)
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Points in Different Games
Scrabble
Words with Friends
The word Claw is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends
Examples of Claw in a Sentence
- The eagle was carrying a mouse in its sharp claws.
- The excavating machine’s claw dug into the earth.
- The claw of a hammer
- How can we stop the cat from clawing the drapes?
- The dog clawed a hole in the carpet.
- She tried to claw his face with her fingernails.
Synonyms for Claw
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (UK) IPA(key): /klɔː/
- (US) IPA(key): /klɔ/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /klɑ/
- Rhymes: -ɔː
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English clawe, from Old English clawu, from Proto-Germanic *klawō. Compare West Frisian klau, Dutch klauw, German Klaue, Danish klo, Norwegian klo, and Swedish klo.
Noun[edit]
claw (plural claws)
- A curved, pointed horny nail 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.
- (colloquial) A human fingernail, particularly one extending well beyond the fingertip.
- (botany) A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, such as the base of petals of the pink.
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1857, Asa Gray, First Lessons in Botany and Vegetable Physiology:
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a narrow base, as the petals of a Rose, where the claw is very short
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- (juggling) The act of catching a ball overhand.
Derived terms[edit]
- bear claw
- cat’s claw
- claw frog
- claw hammer
- claw ring
- claw sickness
- claw-hammer coat
- crab claw
- declaw
- Devil’s claw
- devil’s claw
- get one’s claws into
- hind claw
- tack claw
- tiger’s claw
- toilet claw
- wolf’s-claw
Translations[edit]
curved horny nail
- Afrikaans: klou
- Albanian: kthetër (sq) f
- Arabic: مِخْلَب (ar) m (miḵlab)
- Armenian: ճանկ (hy) (čank), ճիրան (hy) (čiran), մագիլ (hy) (magil)
- Assamese: নখ (nokh)
- Azerbaijani: pəncə (az), caynaq (az), dırnaq (az)
- Basque: atzapar
- Bats: მჵაჲრი̆ (m’ayrĭ)
- Belarusian: кіпцю́р m (kipcjúr), кі́пець m (kípjecʹ), пазу́р m (pazúr), ко́каць m (kókacʹ)
- Bengali: নখর (bn) (nokhor), নখ (bn) (nokh)
- Bulgarian: но́кът (bg) m (nókǎt)
- Burmese: စွန်ကုပ် (my) (cwankup), လက်သည်း (my) (laksany:)
- Buryat: һабар (habar)
- Catalan: urpa (ca) f
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 爪 (zh) (zhuǎ), 爪子 (zh) (zhuǎzi)
- Czech: dráp (cs) m
- Danish: klo c
- Dutch: klauw (nl) c
- Egyptian: (ꜥnt f)
- Esperanto: ungego
- Estonian: küünis
- Faroese: klógv f
- Finnish: kynsi (fi)
- French: griffe (fr)
- Galician: uña (gl) f, garra f
- Georgian: ჭანგი (č̣angi), ბრჭყალი (ka) (brč̣q̇ali), კლანჭი (ḳlanč̣i)
- German: Klaue (de) f, Kralle (de) f
- Greek: νύχι (el) n (nýchi)
- Haitian Creole: grif
- Hausa: akaifa (ha)
- Hebrew: טוֹפֶר (he) m (tofer), טֹפֶר (he) m (tofer)
- Hindi: पञ्जा (hi) m (pañjā), पंजा (hi) m (pañjā), खाँग (hi) m (khāṅg), नख (hi) m (nakh), चुंगल (hi) m (cuṅgal)
- Hungarian: karom (hu), köröm (hu)
- Icelandic: kló f
- Indonesian: cakar (id)
- Irish: crúb f
- Italian: artiglio (it)
- Japanese: 爪 (ja) (つめ, tsume)
- Kazakh: тырнақ (kk) (tyrnaq)
- Khmer: ក្រញាំ (km) (krɑñam), ក្រចក (km) (krɑcɑɑk)
- Korean: 발톱 (ko) (baltop)
- Kurdish:
- Central Kurdish: چنگ (ckb) (çing), چرنووک (çirnûk)
- Kyrgyz: тырмак (ky) (tırmak)
- Lao: ເລັບ (lo) (lep)
- Latin: unguis
- Latvian: nags (lv) m
- Lithuanian: nagas m
- Luxembourgish: Klo f, Krall f
- Macedonian: канџа f (kandža)
- Malay: cakar (ms)
- Manchu: ᠣᡧᠣᡥᠣ (ošoho), ᠸᠠᠰᡳᡥᠠ (wasiha)
- Maori: matimati (mi), matihao, matikuku
- Marathi: पंजा (pañjā)
- Middle English: clawe, cle
- Mongolian: савар (mn) (savar)
- Nepali: पन्जा (panjā)
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: klo m or f
- Occitan: arpa (oc)
- Old Church Slavonic:
- Cyrillic: ногъть m (nogŭtĭ)
- Old English: clawu f
- Ottoman Turkish: چنك (çenk), پنچه (pençe), طرناق (tırnak)
- Persian: چنگال (fa) (čangâl), چنگ (fa) (čang)
- Papiamentu: pata
- Plautdietsch: Kleiw f
- Polish: pazur (pl) m
- Portuguese: garra (pt) f
- Quechua: sillu
- Romanian: gheară (ro) f
- Russian: ко́готь (ru) m (kógotʹ)
- Sanskrit: नख (sa) m or n (nakha)
- Scottish Gaelic: ìne f
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: канџа f, панџа f чапорак m чапорац m
- Roman: kandža (sh) f, pandža (sh) f, čaporak (sh) m, čaporac m
- Slovak: dráp (sk) m
- Slovene: krempelj (sl) m
- Spanish: garra (es) f
- Swahili: ukucha (sw)
- Swedish: klo (sv) c
- Tagalog: pangalmot
- Tajik: чангол (tg) (čangol), чанг (tg) (čang)
- Telugu: గోరు (te) (gōru)
- Thai: เล็บ (th) (lép), กรงเล็บ (th) (grong-lép)
- Turkish: pençe (tr)
- Turkmen: dyrnak
- Ukrainian: кі́готь (uk) m (kíhotʹ)
- Urdu: پنجه m (panja)
- Uzbek: tirnoq (uz), changal (uz)
- Vietnamese: móng (vi), vuốt (vi)
- Volapük: kluv (vo), kral (vo)
- Welsh: crafanc f
- West Frisian: klau (fy) c, kloer c
- Yiddish: קרעל (krel)
- Zulu: izipho class 5/6
pincer of a crustacean
- Breton: meud (br) m
- Bulgarian: щипка (bg) (štipka)
- Catalan: pinça (ca) f
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 鉗／钳 (zh) (qián)
- Danish: klosaks c
- Esperanto: pinĉilo
- Estonian: sõrg
- Finnish: saksi (fi)
- French: pince (fr)
- German: Schere (de) f
- Hungarian: olló (hu)
- Irish: crúb f, ordóg (ga) f
- Italian: chela (it)
- Khmer: តង្កៀប (km) (tɑŋkiəp)
- Occitan: pinça (oc) f
- Portuguese: puã (pt) f, tenaz (pt) f
- Romanian: clește (ro) m
- Russian: клешня́ (ru) f (klešnjá)
- Slovene: klešče (sl) f pl
- Spanish: pinza (es) f, tenaza (es) f
- Thai: ก้าม (th) (gâam)
- Turkish: kıskaç (tr)
- Ukrainian: клішня́ f (klišnjá)
- Welsh: bawd (cy) m or f
mechanical device for gripping
- Catalan: garfi m
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 鉗子／钳子 (zh) (qiánzi)
- Danish: klo c
- Finnish: leuka (fi)
- French: pied-de-biche (fr) m (pieds-de-biche (fr) pl)
- German: Greifer m
- Irish: ladhar f
- Italian: palanchino (it), piede di porco (it)
- Middle English: clawe, cle
- Polish: kleszcze (pl) pl, szczypce (pl) pl
- Portuguese: garra (pt) f
- Romanian: clește (ro) m
- Russian: тиски́ (ru) m pl (tiskí), захват (ru) m (zaxvat)
Translations to be checked
- Albanian: (please verify) kthetër (sq) f
- Arabic: (please verify) المخلب
- Esperanto: (please verify) ungo (eo)
- Galician: (please verify) spòg
- Georgian: (please verify) ჭანგი (č̣angi), (please verify) ბრჭყალი (ka) (brč̣q̇ali)
- Hebrew: (please verify) טֹפֶר (he)
- Indonesian: (please verify) cakar (id)
- Italian: (please verify) artiglio (it), (please verify) unghia (it), (please verify) pinza (it), (please verify) zampa (it), (please verify) branca (it) f
- Korean: (please verify) 발톱 (ko) (baltop)
- Latvian: (please verify) nags (lv)
- Lithuanian: (please verify) nagas
- Norwegian: (please verify) kloa
- Old English: (please verify) clawu, (please verify) clea
- Romanian: (please verify) gheară (ro) f, (please verify) clește (ro)
- Sardinian: (please verify) farrànca, (please verify) ungra, (please verify) ungredda f
- Spanish: (please verify) garra (es) f
- Swahili: (please verify) kucha (sw)
- Thai: (please verify) กรงเล็บ (th) (grong lép)
- Turkish: (please verify) pençe (tr)
- Ukrainian: (please verify) кі́готь (uk) (kíhotʹ)
- Uyghur: (please verify) [script needed] (bemelchek)
- Vietnamese: (please verify) vuốt (vi), (please verify) càng (vi)
- Welsh: (please verify) crafanc, (please verify) ewin (cy)
- Yiddish: (please verify) קרעל (krel)
Further reading[edit]
claw on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle English clawen, from Old English clawan, clāwan, *clēn, clawian, from Proto-Germanic *klawjaną.
Verb[edit]
claw (third-person singular simple present claws, present participle clawing, simple past and past participle clawed)
- To scratch or to tear at.
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2012, John Branch, “Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek”, in New York Times[1]:
- Using her hands like windshield wipers, she tried to flick snow away from her mouth. When she clawed at her chest and neck, the crumbs maddeningly slid back onto her face. She grew claustrophobic.
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- To use the claws to seize, to grip.
- To use the claws to climb.
- (juggling) To perform a claw catch.
- To move with one’s fingertips.
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2011 October 15, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 1 — 1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport[2]:
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De Gea was United’s hero again within seconds of Hernandez’s equaliser, diving to his left to claw away Dirk Kuyt’s shot as he got on the end of a superb cross from Stewart Downing.
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- 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.
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1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene iii]:
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I cannot hide what I am: I must be sad when I have cause, and smile at no man’s jests; eat when I have stomach, and wait for no man’s leisure; sleep when I am drowsy, and tend on no man’s business; laugh when I am merry, and claw no man in his humour.
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1603, Plutarch, “Of the Novritvre and Edvcation of Children”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Philosophie, Commonlie Called, The Morals […], London: […] Arnold Hatfield, →OCLC, page 15:
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To be ſhort, a wretched and curſed generation they be; hypocrites, pretending friendſhip, but they can not skill of plaine dealing and franke ſpeech. Rich men they claw, ſooth up and flatter: the poore they contemne and despiſe.
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- To rail at, revile, or scold (someone or something).
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1655, Thomas Fuller, James Nichols, editor, The Church History of Britain, […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), new edition, London: […] [James Nichols] for Thomas Tegg and Son, […], published 1837, →OCLC:
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In the aforesaid preamble, the king fairly claweth the great monasteries, wherein, saith he, religion, thanks be to God, is right well kept and observed; though he claweth them soon after in another acceptation.
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- To do (something) quickly.
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1667, Francisco de Quevedo Villegas, “The Sixth Vision of Hell”, in R[oger] L[’Estrange], transl., The Visions of Dom Francisco de Quevedo Villegas, […], London: […] H[enry] Herringman […], →OCLC, page 181:
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Do’n’t you remember, Sirrah, ſayes one, hovv vve clavv’d it avvay at ſuch a Place! Yes, ye Damn’d Rogue you, cryes t’other, vvhen you vvere ſo drunk you took your Aunt for the Bavvd.
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- 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.
Derived terms[edit]
- claw away
- claw back
- claw off
Derived terms[edit]
- claw me, claw thee
Translations[edit]
scratch or tear at
- Bulgarian: дращя (bg) (draštja)
- Catalan: esgarrapar (ca)
- Czech: drápat impf
- Danish: kradse, rive (da), kradse
- Dutch: klauwen (nl)
- Estonian: küünistama
- Finnish: kynsiä (fi), raapia (fi)
- French: griffer (fr)
- German: kratzen (de), zerkratzen (de)
- Greek: νυχιάζω (el) (nychiázo)
- Hindi: नोचना (hi) (nocnā)
- Hungarian: karmol (hu)
- Italian: raspare, graffiare (it), artigliare (it)
- Maori: mamanga, taramamanga
- Middle English: clawen
- Norman: grimmer
- Polish: drapać (pl)
- Portuguese: unhar (pt)
- Quechua: silluy
- Romanian: zgâria (ro)
- Russian: цара́пать (ru) (carápatʹ)
- Scottish Gaelic: sgrìob
- Slovak: driapať impf
- Spanish: arañar (es)
- Swedish: klösa (sv), riva (sv)
to use claws to seize, to grip
- Catalan: garfir (ca)
- Czech: drapnout (cs)
- Danish: gribe
- Finnish: ottaa kynsiinsä
- French: s’agripper (fr)
- German: klammern (de), krallen (de)
- Italian: ghermire (it)
- Maori: mamanga
- Middle English: clawen
- Portuguese: agarrar (pt)
- Russian: вцепи́ться когтя́ми (vcepítʹsja kogtjámi)
- Spanish: agarrar (es)
Anagrams[edit]
- cawl
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
claw
- Alternative form of clawe
Noun
The eagle was carrying a mouse in its sharp claws.
The excavating machine’s claw dug into the earth.
the claw of a hammer
Verb
How can we stop the cat from clawing the drapes?
The dog clawed a hole in the carpet.
She tried to claw his face with her fingernails.
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Recent Examples on the Web
Take your fingers away and draw back the hammer until the claw is at or just behind your shoulder.
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Michael Stillwell, Popular Mechanics, 27 Mar. 2023
The seal also includes a shield with the national stars and stripes in the claws of a bald eagle.
—Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2023
Our selections include only couches that will live up to use for more than the short term, and are upholstered in fabrics that resist claws, stains, and daily wear.
—Kristina Mcguirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Mar. 2023
The wolf’s yellow eyes, sharp claws, and snapping teeth haunt our fairy tales and idioms, Erica Berry writes in her recent book, Wolfish.
—Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2023
Three-finger claw.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2023
Charles Henderson claws to within 42-39 on Austin Cross’ 3 with 1:48 left.
—Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 4 Mar. 2023
Ray Liotta’s drug dealer character meets a grizzly end at the claws of Cokie.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 28 Feb. 2023
Compared to black bears, brown bears can be identified by a prominent shoulder hump, long claws, and short, rounded ears.
—Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 27 Feb. 2023
In the present, the group fought and clawed — albeit in a losing effort — against a scrappy Commodores squad.
—Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 2 Mar. 2023
Google With the launch of the Pixel Watch in October, Google started slowly trying to claw its way back into smartwatch relevance.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2023
Lisa Klein, who owns and operates an outpatient physical therapy practice with offices in Virginia and in Washington, DC, said her practice is still trying to claw its way back after Covid-19, which is keeping some patients away or forcing costly last-minute cancellations.
—Gabe Cohen, CNN, 13 Jan. 2023
And, like at Golden State, the Bucks fell behind again by double digits in the first half – this time by 15 points – and once again had to claw their way back into it to eventually tie it briefly at 64 early in the third quarter.
—Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2023
The only way to claw his way back to around 690 is to start making payments on time (and, ideally, in full), as well as only using about 10 to 30 % of his available credit each month.
—Cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 9 Feb. 2023
Tallahassee consultant Steve Schale, a Democrat, said his party has been down before and managed to claw its way back.
—Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2023
After being picked by the media to repeat as Big 12 champions, the Bears put together an underwhelimg season and managed to claw their way to bowl eligibility.
—Dallas News, 4 Dec. 2022
Allen threw three touchdown passes but also turned the ball over three times, which allowed the Dolphins to claw their way back into the game.
—Jenny Vrentas, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2023
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Other forms: claws; clawed; clawing
The word claw is all about grabbing. It could be a lobster claw or even an ambitious worker clawing his way up the corporate ladder.
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 can be a verb as well, meaning to grab, scratch, or pull in a painful and jolting way. Should someone bury you up to your neck in a hole, you’ll have to claw your way out. And you can accidentally claw your date if you grab her arm during a scary movie.
Definitions of claw
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noun
sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
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noun
a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
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noun
a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
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verb
scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails
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verb
attack as if with claws
“The politician
clawed his rival” -
verb
move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging
“They
clawed their way to the top of the mountain” -
verb
clutch as if in panic
“She
clawed the doorknob”
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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.
Typography. the hooklike projection from the right side of an r or from the bowl of a g.
(in a motion-picture mechanism) a device having one or two teeth that hook into the perforations of a length of film and move it one frame at a time at any given speed.
Jewelry. one of a group of slender, tapering metal projections rising from the base of a jewelry setting, used to hold a transparent or faceted gemstone in position.Compare prong (def. 4).
verb (used with object)
to tear, scratch, seize, pull, etc., with or as if with claws: The kitten clawed my sweater to shreds.
to make by or as if by scratching, digging, etc., with hands or claws: to claw a hole in the earth.
to proceed by or as if by using the hands: He clawed his way through the crowd.
verb (used without object)
to scratch, tear, or dig with or as if with claws: The cat clawed and hissed in fear.
to make fumbling motions: He clawed at the door. She clawed for the light switch.
Scot. to scratch gently, as to relieve itching.
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Origin of claw
First recorded before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English clawu; cognate with Old High German chlō(a), akin to Dutch klauw, German Klaue; (verb) Middle English clawen, Old English claw(i)an, derivative of clawu (noun); akin to Dutch klauwen, German klauen
OTHER WORDS FROM claw
clawer, nounclawless, adjectivede·claw, verb (used with object)
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH claw
clause, claws
Words nearby claw
clavier, claviform, Clavius, clavola, clavus, claw, claw-and-ball foot, clawback, claw bar, clawed, claw foot
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Words related to claw
fingernail, paw, tentacle, dig, rip, scratch, barb, clapperclaw, fang, grapnel, grappler, hook, manus, nipper, spur, talon, unguis, break, graze, hurt
How to use claw in a sentence
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Try not to use a towel for this, as bats’ tiny claws can get caught in the fabric’s loops.
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At first glance, it appeared to be the scene of a classically gruesome bear mauling—gnashing jaws, torn flesh, crushed bones, the grim outcome of pitting fist against claw.
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I curled my hand into a cat’s claw and looked, unsure what I was looking for.
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Some have killer claws or jaws, some have camouflage, some taste bad or spew poison.
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It’s apparent in the claw back from a 4-9 start to conference play.
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My sisters Rosa and Liz called it “the claw,” lovingly at times, and at other times I was not so sure.
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The dragon, now dangling by a claw from the edge of the sand tray, is on the cusp of defeat.
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My personal favorite—by which I mean least favorite—is the still-underrated phenomenon of selfie claw hand.
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Are we looking at some sort of formal discrimination – a Jim Claw system?
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Yes, the agency did try to claw back some of the money it gave out after Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, reports Michael Moynihan.
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In the middle of his singing he felt the cold touch of the Crab’s claw on the apple of his throat.
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The woman holds in her claw-like hand a half-empty bottle of cheap red wine.
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She laughed still more when the parrot took a piece of cake in his claw, and ate it, bit by bit, as nicely as she could herself.
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Two of the fingers, or the thumb and finger had been enlarged or grafted into a bone-like semblance of a crab’s claw.
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A dying man raised one horrible crab claw to me, called out my name!
British Dictionary definitions for claw
noun
a curved pointed horny process on the end of each digit in birds, some reptiles, and certain mammals
a corresponding structure in some invertebrates, such as the pincer of a crab
a part or member like a claw in function or appearance
botany the narrow basal part of certain petals and sepals
verb
to scrape, tear, or dig (something or someone) with claws, etc
(tr) to create by scratching as with clawsto claw an opening
Derived forms of claw
clawer, nounclawless, adjective
Word Origin for claw
Old English clawu; related to Old High German kluwi, Sanskrit glau- ball, sphere
Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for claw
A sharp, curved nail at the end of a toe of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
A pincer, as of a lobster or crab, used for grasping.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
claw
(klô)
n.
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. A limb terminating in such a structure.
3. Something, such as the cleft end of a hammerhead, that resembles a claw.
4. Botany A narrowed, stalklike basal part of a petal, sepal, or bract.
tr. & intr.v. clawed, claw·ing, claws
To scratch, dig, tear, or pull with the claws or fingernails.
[Middle English clawe, from Old English clawu.]
clawed adj.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
claw
(klɔː)
n
1. (Zoology) a curved pointed horny process on the end of each digit in birds, some reptiles, and certain mammals
2. (Zoology) a corresponding structure in some invertebrates, such as the pincer of a crab
3. a part or member like a claw in function or appearance
4. (Botany) botany the narrow basal part of certain petals and sepals
vb
5. to scrape, tear, or dig (something or someone) with claws, etc
6. (tr) to create by scratching as with claws: to claw an opening.
[Old English clawu; related to Old High German kluwi, Sanskrit glau- ball, sphere]
ˈclawer n
ˈclawless adj
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
claw
(klɔ)
n.
1. a sharp, usu. curved, nail on the foot of an animal, as on a cat, dog, or bird.
2. a similar curved process at the end of the leg of an insect.
3. the pincerlike extremity of specific limbs of certain arthropods: lobster claws.
4. any part or thing resembling a claw, as the cleft end of the head of a hammer.
v.t.
5. to tear, scratch, seize, pull, etc., with or as if with claws.
6. to make by or as if by scratching, digging, etc., with hands or claws: to claw a hole in the earth.
7. to proceed by or as if by using the hands or claws: They clawed their way through the jungle.
v.i.
8. to scratch, tear, pull, or dig with or as if with claws.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English clawu, clēa, c. Old Saxon clāuua, Old High German chlāwa]
claw′er, n.
claw′less, adj.
Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
claw
(klô)
1. A sharp, curved nail at the end of a toe of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
2. A pincer, as of a lobster or crab, used for grasping.
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
claw
Past participle: clawed
Gerund: clawing
| Imperative |
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| claw |
| claw |
| Present |
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| I claw |
| you claw |
| he/she/it claws |
| we claw |
| you claw |
| they claw |
| Preterite |
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| I clawed |
| you clawed |
| he/she/it clawed |
| we clawed |
| you clawed |
| they clawed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am clawing |
| you are clawing |
| he/she/it is clawing |
| we are clawing |
| you are clawing |
| they are clawing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have clawed |
| you have clawed |
| he/she/it has clawed |
| we have clawed |
| you have clawed |
| they have clawed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was clawing |
| you were clawing |
| he/she/it was clawing |
| we were clawing |
| you were clawing |
| they were clawing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had clawed |
| you had clawed |
| he/she/it had clawed |
| we had clawed |
| you had clawed |
| they had clawed |
| Future |
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| I will claw |
| you will claw |
| he/she/it will claw |
| we will claw |
| you will claw |
| they will claw |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have clawed |
| you will have clawed |
| he/she/it will have clawed |
| we will have clawed |
| you will have clawed |
| they will have clawed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be clawing |
| you will be clawing |
| he/she/it will be clawing |
| we will be clawing |
| you will be clawing |
| they will be clawing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been clawing |
| you have been clawing |
| he/she/it has been clawing |
| we have been clawing |
| you have been clawing |
| they have been clawing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been clawing |
| you will have been clawing |
| he/she/it will have been clawing |
| we will have been clawing |
| you will have been clawing |
| they will have been clawing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been clawing |
| you had been clawing |
| he/she/it had been clawing |
| we had been clawing |
| you had been clawing |
| they had been clawing |
| Conditional |
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| I would claw |
| you would claw |
| he/she/it would claw |
| we would claw |
| you would claw |
| they would claw |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have clawed |
| you would have clawed |
| he/she/it would have clawed |
| we would have clawed |
| you would have clawed |
| they would have clawed |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  claw — sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
bear claw — claw of a bear; often used in jewelry talon — a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey horny structure, unguis — any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin |
| 2. | claw — a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
hook anchor, ground tackle — a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving clothes hanger, coat hanger, dress hanger — a hanger that is shaped like a person’s shoulders and used to hang garments on grapnel, grapple, grappling hook, grappling iron, grappler — a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope mechanical device — mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles pothook — an S-shaped hook to suspend a pot over a fire tenterhook — one of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter |
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| 3. | claw — a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
chela, nipper, pincer crustacean — any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton appendage, extremity, member — an external body part that projects from the body; «it is important to keep the extremities warm» |
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| 4. | claw — a bird’s foot
bird’s foot — the foot of a bird |
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| Verb | 1. | claw — move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging; «They clawed their way to the top of the mountain»
work, make — proceed along a path; «work one’s way through the crowd»; «make one’s way into the forest» |
| 2. | claw — clutch as if in panic; «She clawed the doorknob»
clutch, prehend, seize — take hold of; grab; «The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter»; «She clutched her purse»; «The mother seized her child by the arm»; «Birds of prey often seize small mammals» |
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| 3. | claw — scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails
clapperclaw — claw with the nails scratch up, scratch, scrape — cut the surface of; wear away the surface of |
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| 4. | claw — attack as if with claws; «The politician clawed his rival»
lash out, attack, snipe, assail, assault, round — attack in speech or writing; «The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker» |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
claw
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
رِجْلُ السَّرَطانقَدمٌ كالمَخْلَبمَخْلَبمِخْلَبيَخْدُش
urpa
drápdrápatklepetopařát
kloklosakskradseriveflå
küünisküünistamasõrg
eläimen kynsikynsikynsiäleukaraapia
kandžapandža
ollókarmolkaromköröm
klóklóra, rífakrabbakló
かぎづめ
발톱
draskyti nagaisdraskytis nagaisletenanagaspėda
iecirstķetnanagsplēstspīles
driapaťklepetopodriapať
kleščekrempelj
kandžaканџа
klo
กรงเล็บ
pençepençe atmak/ vurmakpençe tırnağıtırmalamakkıskaç
vuốt
claw
[klɔː]
A. N
1. (Zool) [of cat, bird etc] → garra f; [of lobster] → pinza f
3. claws (= fingers) → dedos mpl, mano fsing
to get one’s claws into sb (= attack) → atacar con rencor a algn; (= dominate) → dominar a algn
to get one’s claws on → agarrarse de or a
get your claws off that! → ¡fuera las manos!
to show one’s claws → sacar las uñas
Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
claw
[ˈklɔː]
n
[bird of prey] → serre f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
claw
n → Kralle f; (of lions, birds of prey also, of excavator) → Klaue f; (of lobster etc) → Schere f, → Zange f; (of hammer) → Nagelklaue f; to show one’s claws (fig) → die Krallen zeigen; to get one’s claws into somebody (inf) → (dauernd) auf jdm herumhacken; once a woman like that has got her claws into a man … → wenn eine Frau wie die erst einmal einen Mann in den Klauen hat …
claw
:
claw hammer
n → Tischlerhammer m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
claw
(kloː) noun
1. one of the hooked nails of an animal or bird. The cat sharpened its claws on the tree-trunk.
2. the foot of an animal or bird with hooked nails. The owl held the mouse in its claw.
3. (the pointed end of) the leg of a crab etc.
verb
to scratch or tear (at something) with claws or nails. The two cats clawed at each other.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
claw
→ مِخْلَب dráp klo Kralle νύχι garra, zarpa eläimen kynsi griffe kandža artiglio かぎづめ 발톱 klauw klo pazur garra коготь klo กรงเล็บ pençe vuốt 爪
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
claw
n. garra;
___ foot → pie en ___;
___ hand → mano en ___.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
claw
n garra, (of a pet) uña; vt arañar, desgarrar
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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claw 
claw back 
claw hammer 
claw off 
claw-back 
claw-foot 
claw-hand 
clawed
clawless
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When I really have to push and grope and scratch and claw to make a story work, that’s a telltale sign that maybe something conceptually isn’t right.
David E. Kelley
ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CLAW
Old English clawu; related to Old High German kluwi, Sanskrit glau- ball, sphere.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
PRONUNCIATION OF CLAW
GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLAW
Claw is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.
See the conjugation of the verb claw in English.
WHAT DOES CLAW MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Claw
A claw is a curved, pointed appendage, found at the end of a toe or finger in most amniotes. However, the word «claw» is also often used in reference to an invertebrate. Somewhat similar fine hooked structures are found in arthropods such as beetles and spiders, at the end of the leg or tarsus for gripping a surface as the creature walks. Crabs’, lobsters’ and scorpions’ pincers, or more formally, their «chelae», are sometimes called claws. A claw is made of hard protein called keratin. Claws are used to catch and hold prey in carnivorous mammals such as cats and dogs, but may also be used for such purposes as digging, climbing trees, self-defense, and grooming, in those and other species. Similar appendages that are flat and do not come to a sharp point are called nails instead. Claw-like projections that do not form at the end of digits, but spring from other parts of the foot are properly named spurs. Claws of animals like tigers, lions, and bears were used in making items such as ornaments, pendants, and brooches. Tigers’ and lions’ claws are illegal to trade.
Definition of claw in the English dictionary
The first definition of claw in the dictionary is a curved pointed horny process on the end of each digit in birds, some reptiles, and certain mammals. Other definition of claw is a corresponding structure in some invertebrates, such as the pincer of a crab. Claw is also a part or member like a claw in function or appearance.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CLAW
PRESENT
Present
I claw
you claw
he/she/it claws
we claw
you claw
they claw
Present continuous
I am clawing
you are clawing
he/she/it is clawing
we are clawing
you are clawing
they are clawing
Present perfect
I have clawed
you have clawed
he/she/it has clawed
we have clawed
you have clawed
they have clawed
Present perfect continuous
I have been clawing
you have been clawing
he/she/it has been clawing
we have been clawing
you have been clawing
they have been clawing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I clawed
you clawed
he/she/it clawed
we clawed
you clawed
they clawed
Past continuous
I was clawing
you were clawing
he/she/it was clawing
we were clawing
you were clawing
they were clawing
Past perfect
I had clawed
you had clawed
he/she/it had clawed
we had clawed
you had clawed
they had clawed
Past perfect continuous
I had been clawing
you had been clawing
he/she/it had been clawing
we had been clawing
you had been clawing
they had been clawing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will claw
you will claw
he/she/it will claw
we will claw
you will claw
they will claw
Future continuous
I will be clawing
you will be clawing
he/she/it will be clawing
we will be clawing
you will be clawing
they will be clawing
Future perfect
I will have clawed
you will have clawed
he/she/it will have clawed
we will have clawed
you will have clawed
they will have clawed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been clawing
you will have been clawing
he/she/it will have been clawing
we will have been clawing
you will have been clawing
they will have been clawing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would claw
you would claw
he/she/it would claw
we would claw
you would claw
they would claw
Conditional continuous
I would be clawing
you would be clawing
he/she/it would be clawing
we would be clawing
you would be clawing
they would be clawing
Conditional perfect
I would have claw
you would have claw
he/she/it would have claw
we would have claw
you would have claw
they would have claw
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been clawing
you would have been clawing
he/she/it would have been clawing
we would have been clawing
you would have been clawing
they would have been clawing
Conditional or «future-in-the-past» tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you claw
we let´s claw
you claw
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
clawing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.
WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLAW
Synonyms and antonyms of claw in the English dictionary of synonyms
SYNONYMS OF «CLAW»
The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «claw» and belong to the same grammatical category.
Translation of «claw» into 25 languages
TRANSLATION OF CLAW
Find out the translation of claw to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of claw from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «claw» in English.
Translator English — Chinese
爪
1,325 millions of speakers
Translator English — Spanish
garra
570 millions of speakers
English
claw
510 millions of speakers
Translator English — Hindi
पंजा
380 millions of speakers
Translator English — Arabic
مِخْلَب
280 millions of speakers
Translator English — Russian
коготь
278 millions of speakers
Translator English — Portuguese
garra
270 millions of speakers
Translator English — Bengali
নখর
260 millions of speakers
Translator English — French
griffe
220 millions of speakers
Translator English — Malay
Cakar
190 millions of speakers
Translator English — German
Kralle
180 millions of speakers
Translator English — Japanese
かぎづめ
130 millions of speakers
Translator English — Korean
발톱
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Javanese
Cakar
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Vietnamese
vuốt
80 millions of speakers
Translator English — Tamil
நகம்
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Marathi
नख्या
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Turkish
pençe
70 millions of speakers
Translator English — Italian
artiglio
65 millions of speakers
Translator English — Polish
pazur
50 millions of speakers
Translator English — Ukrainian
кіготь
40 millions of speakers
Translator English — Romanian
gheară
30 millions of speakers
Translator English — Greek
νύχι
15 millions of speakers
Translator English — Afrikaans
klou
14 millions of speakers
Translator English — Swedish
klo
10 millions of speakers
Translator English — Norwegian
klo
5 millions of speakers
Trends of use of claw
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLAW»
The term «claw» is very widely used and occupies the 17.108 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of claw
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «claw».
FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLAW» OVER TIME
The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «claw» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «claw» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.
Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about claw
5 QUOTES WITH «CLAW»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word claw.
Women make natural anarchists and revolutionaries because they’ve always been second-class citizens, kinda having had to claw their way up. I mean, who made up all the rules in the culture? Men — white male corporate society. So why wouldn’t a woman want to rebel against that?
I grew up where, when a door closed, a window didn’t open. The only thing I had was cracks. I’d do everything to get through those cracks — scratch, claw, bite, push, bleed. Now the opportunity is here. The door is wide open, and it’s as big as a garage.
When I really have to push and grope and scratch and claw to make a story work, that’s a telltale sign that maybe something conceptually isn’t right.
Sometimes to go forward you’ve got to go to the depths of your own personal despair and claw yourself back. From that point, no matter what happens, you know you can do it.
Life lasts but a few scratches of the claw in the sand.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLAW»
Discover the use of claw in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to claw and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Charon’s Claw: Neverwinter Saga
In the 3rd book of the #4 New York Times best-selling Neverwinter Saga, Drizzt draws his swords once more to aid his friends.
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Devil’s Claw: A Joanna Brady Mystery
Set against the backdrop of the modern west, this gripping tale finds Sheriff Brady juggling a precarious overload in both her personal and professional lives.
Except that everyone in the story is a dragon, red in tooth and claw.
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The Secrets of Eagle Claw Kung-fu: Ying Jow Pai
The foremost teacher of Eagle Claw kung fu fighting in the West brings this timeless art to today’s practitioners. Includes 250 photos illustrating the art in vivid detail.
Leung Shum, Jeanne Chin, 2001
When a huge, genetically altered Siberian tiger with a taste for killing escapes from the zoo, the city of Los Angeles is torn apart by panic, and animal care specialist Meg Brewster must find the tiger before it is too late. 60,000 first …
Ken Eulo, Joe Mauck, 1994
Ash and her friends live in a future where they are the only human teenagers left, but when Ash is kidnapped and becomes a pawn in a power struggle among the formidable Raptors who captured her, she begins to reconsider her own humanity.
Calliope Reaper-Jones is Death’s Daughter.
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The Underland Chronicles #5: Gregor and the Code of Claw
The stunning conclusion to Suzanne Collins’s Gregor the Overlander series will have a fresh new cover on July 1st! The final book in the NYT bestselling Underland Chronicles!
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Hardy Boys 18: The Twisted Claw
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
A collection of fourteen stories includes «The Kind Assassin,» in which a radio shock jock sets a world record; «Dogology,» in which an obsessed woman loses sight of her identity; and the title story, in which a man wins a vicious African …
T. Coraghessan Boyle, 2006
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLAW»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term claw is used in the context of the following news items.
U.S. Stocks Claw Back Declines; ‘Everyone Thinks Everything is …
The SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) is basically flat, down 0.1%, on the day after falling as much as 1.3% earlier in the session. The broad stock-market … «Barron’s, Jul 15»
Big Brother: See the housemates trying to claw back some of the lost …
After seeing Big Brother take away more than two thirds of the prize fund, the housemates were given an opportunity to claw back some of the … «Digital Spy UK, Jul 15»
Stocks Claw Back Despite Trouble In Europe, China; Oil Tumbles
Despite trouble in Europe and Asia, stocks clawed their way back from the morning’s worst levels going into the lunch hour Monday. All three … «Investor’s Business Daily, Jul 15»
Robbers with claw hammers snared by eagle-eyed tots
The four offenders were arrested at the scene and each charged with robbery and possession of a claw hammer — accusations they all … «Bury Times, Jul 15»
Manly claw off bottom of NRL ladder
Manly claw off bottom of NRL ladder. Some Brett Stewart brilliance has helped Manly to a 28-16 win over Cronulla which lifted them off the … «NZCity, Jul 15»
Movie nights: Nostalgic films with perfectly-themed snacks
What’s On has details of the new themed movie nights at Claw BBQ. Plus other alternative movie screenings including Cinema Akil at A4 Space … «What’s On, Jul 15»
Jays claw back but fall short against Tigers
DETROIT — Anibal Sanchez’s no-hit bid was broken up when former Detroit teammate Ezequiel Carrera lined a single to left with one out in the … «TSN, Jul 15»
Claw trimming gains momentum
A University of Georgia (UGA) associate professor, Dr. Robert Dove, foresees a day when claw trimming for swine becomes as routine as hoof … «Pork Magazine, Jul 15»
Lib Dems claw back power from the Tories
When Vince Cable lost his seat to the Tories in the general election, it was a a victory that brought much entertainment to the Conservatives, … «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
Rock Cats looking to claw way back to top
Kevin Bartram | Staff Rock Cats’ pitcher Ryan Carpenter throws Wilmer Difo out at first as the New Britain Rock Cats play the Harrisburg … «Newbritainherald, Jul 15»
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