Claw vs. Paw

Claw vs. Paw — Is There a Difference?
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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 extremity

Clawnoun

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.

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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.

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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 mitt

Clawverb

(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 door

Clawverb

(obsolete) To rail at; to scold.

Pawverb

touch clumsily;

The man tried to paw her

Clawverb

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 mountain

Clawverb

clutch as if in panic;

She clawed the doorknob

Clawverb

scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails

Clawverb

attack as if with claws;

The politician clawed his rival