Claw vs. Paw
Difference Between Claw and Paw
Clawnoun
A curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
Pawnoun
The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.
limb extremityClawnoun
A foot equipped with such.
Pawnoun
(humorous) A hand.
Get your grubby paws off my things!Clawnoun
The pincer (chela) of a crustacean or other arthropod.
Pawnoun
Father; pa.
Clawnoun
A mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.
Pawverb
(of an animal) To go through something (such as a garbage can) with paws.
Clawnoun
(botany) A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, such as the base of petals of the pink.
Pawverb
(of an animal) To gently push on something with a paw.
Clawnoun
(juggling) The act of catching a ball overhand.
Pawverb
(of an animal) To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot.
Clawverb
To scratch or to tear at.
Pawverb
To touch someone (with the hands) in a sexual way.
Clawverb
To use the claws to seize, to grip.
Pawverb
To clumsily dig through something.
Clawverb
To use the claws to climb.
Pawverb
To flatter.
Clawverb
(juggling) To perform a claw catch.
Pawnoun
a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
Clawverb
To move with one's fingertips.
Pawnoun
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb;
he had the hands of a surgeonhe extended his mittClawverb
(obsolete) To relieve uneasy feeling, such as an itch, by scratching; hence, to humor or flatter, to court someone.
Pawverb
scrape with the paws;
The bear pawed the doorClawverb
(obsolete) To rail at; to scold.
Pawverb
touch clumsily;
The man tried to paw herClawverb
To flatter; to fawn on (a person).
Clawnoun
sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
Clawnoun
a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
Clawnoun
a structure like a pincer on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
Clawnoun
a bird's foot that has claws
Clawverb
move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging;
They clawed their way to the top of the mountainClawverb
clutch as if in panic;
She clawed the doorknobClawverb
scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails
Clawverb
attack as if with claws;
The politician clawed his rival
