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Noun claw has 4 senses

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; talon
Derived 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
coat hanger, clothes hanger, dress hanger; grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron
--₂ has particulars: anchor, ground tackle; pothook; tenterhook
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 crustacean
Derived form: verb claw₃
claw - a bird's foot that has claws
--₄ is a kind of bird's foot

Derived form: verb claw₃

Verb claw has 4 senses

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

Derived forms: noun claw₃, noun claw₄, noun claw₁
Sample sentences:
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