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English noun: claw | |||
| 1. | claw (animal) sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | horny structure, unguis | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bear claw, talon | ||
| 2. | claw (artifact) a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something | ||
| Synonyms | hook | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mechanical device | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | anchor, ground tackle, pothook, tenterhook | ||
| Part meronym | clothes hanger, coat hanger, dress hanger, grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron | ||
| 3. | claw (animal) a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods | ||
| Synonyms | chela, nipper, pincer | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | appendage, extremity, member | ||
| Part meronym | crustacean | ||
| 4. | claw (animal) a bird's foot | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bird's foot | ||
English verb: claw | |||
| 1. | claw (motion) move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging | ||
| Samples | They clawed their way to the top of the mountain. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | make, work | ||
| 2. | claw (contact) clutch as if in panic | ||
| Samples | She clawed the doorknob. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | clutch, prehend, seize | ||
| 3. | claw (contact) scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | scrape, scratch, scratch up | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clapperclaw | ||
| 4. | claw (communication) attack as if with claws | ||
| Samples | The politician clawed his rival. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assail, assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe | ||
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