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claw

UK
/klɔː/
US
/klɔ/
claw back

Translations

clawnoun
claws
pl
UK
/klɔː/
US
/klɔ/
The cat extended its claw to catch the mouse.
Le chat a sorti sa griffe pour attraper la souris.
pincePour l’appendice des crustacés et autres arthropodes.
The lobster's claw was large and powerful.
La pince du homard était grande et puissante.
Additional translations
griffePour l’outil courbe servant à arracher des clous.
griffePour un dispositif mécanique de préhension ou de levage.
Synonyms
hook
paw
appendage
digit
talon
clawverb
clawed
Past Simple
clawed
Past Participle
clawing
Gerund
UK
/klɔː/
US
/klɔː/
The cat began to claw at the furniture, leaving marks on the fabric.
Le chat a commencé à griffer les meubles, laissant des marques sur le tissu.
Additional translations
agripperSens d’action brusque, comme avec des griffes.
s’agripperSens figuré : avancer avec difficulté, comme en s’accrochant.
Synonyms
rend
tear
dig
scratch
scrape
clawadjective
UK
/klɔː/
US
/klɔ/
Used attributively before nouns to describe something equipped with, resembling, or employing a claw (e.g., "claw hammer").
à griffesSe dit d’un outil ou objet muni d’une griffe.
He reached for the claw hammer to pull out the bent nail.
Il a pris le marteau à griffes pour retirer le clou tordu.

Definitions

clawnoun
A curved, pointed appendage at the end of an animal's limb, used for grasping or holding.
The cat extended its claw to catch the mouse.
A mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting objects.
The crane operator used the claw to lift the heavy metal beams.
The pincer of a crustacean or other arthropod.
The lobster's claw was large and powerful.
A curved tool used for pulling nails.
He used the claw of the hammer to remove the old nails from the wood.
clawverb
To scratch, tear, or dig with claws or fingernails.
The cat began to claw at the furniture, leaving marks on the fabric.
To make one's way with difficulty by or as if by using the hands.
He had to claw his way up the steep hill to reach the top.
To seize or grasp something with or as if with claws.
She clawed the air in frustration, trying to catch the falling papers.
clawadjective
Designating a tool, machine, or object that has, uses, or resembles a claw.
He reached for the claw hammer to pull out the bent nail.
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