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Uncommonclaw
The correct spelling is claw.
How to pronounce claw
/klɔː/
nounIPA: /klɔː/
Say it like: Cla-w
The correct spelling is claw. A curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
- 2.A foot equipped with such.
- 3.The pincer (chela) of a crustacean or other arthropod.
- 4.A mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.
- 5.A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, such as the base of petals of the pink.
verb
- 1.To scratch or to tear at.
- 2.To use the claws to seize, to grip.
- 3.To use the claws to climb.
- 4.To perform a claw catch.
- 5.To move with one's fingertips.
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