claw en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /klɔ/ without the cot–caught merger
- /kloː/ (Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard)
- (US) audio cot-caught
- /klɑ/ (cot-caught-merger)
- /klɔː/ (Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales)
- /klɔ/ (Scotland)
Etymology
From Middle English clawe, from Old English clawu, from Proto-Germanic *klawō. Compare West Frisian klau, Dutch klauw, German Klaue, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish klo.
Meanings
- A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
- A foot equipped with such.
- The pincer (chela) of a crustacean or other arthropod.
- A mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.
- (colloquial) A human fingernail, particularly one extending well beyond the fingertip.
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A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, such as the base of petals of the pink.
a narrow base, as the petals of a Rose, where the claw is very short
1857, Asa Gray, First Lessons in Botany and Vegetable Physiology:
- The act of catching a ball overhand.
- A tree with one internal vertex and three leaves.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| claws | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
dew claw · claw toe · clawfoot · cat-claw · tack claw · Ravenclaw · Devil's claw · clawsome · crab claw · clawy · clawfooted · clawbed · wolf's-claw · get one's claws into · foreclaw · claw hammer · claw sickness · hind claw · claw tool · tiger's claw · cat's claw · claw-hammer coat · catclaw · claw clip · claw machine · clawer · clawless · declaw · clawlike · beclaw · lobster claw · crab claw sail · bear claw · toilet claw · devil's claw · clawhand · claw frog · claw ring · red in tooth and claw · clawful · tooth and claw · claw crane · longclaw
Synonyms
Translations (244)
ga crúb (curved horny nail) · mk канџа (curved horny nail) · hi पंजा (foot equipped with such) · et küünis (curved horny nail) · sa नख (curved horny nail) · pap pata (curved horny nail) · atv тырбак (curved horny nail) · it artiglio (curved horny nail) · cy crafanc (curved horny nail) · ar كُلَّاب (pincer of a crustacean) · pl szpon (foot equipped with such) · sv klo (pincer of a crustacean) · sh клије́шта (pincer of a crustacean) · fo klógv (curved horny nail) · tk dyrnak (curved horny nail) · hu olló (pincer of a crustacean) · cmn 鉗 /钳 (pincer of a crustacean) · fi kynsi (curved horny nail) · ms cakar (curved horny nail) · th ก้าม (pincer of a crustacean) · hy ճիրան (curved horny nail) · nl klauw (curved horny nail) · ro clește (pincer of a crustacean) · eo ungego (curved horny nail) · my လက်သည်း (curved horny nail) · th เล็บ (curved horny nail) · pt garra (curved horny nail) · mk штипка (pincer of a crustacean) · gd ìne (curved horny nail) · de Schere (pincer of a crustacean) · uz panja (pincer of a crustacean) · bn নখ (curved horny nail) · ja 爪 (curved horny nail) · tg чангол (pincer of a crustacean) · ota طرناق (curved horny nail) · nb klo (pincer of a crustacean) · uz changal (pincer of a crustacean) · la unguis (curved horny nail) · lv spīle (pincer of a crustacean) · nb klo (curved horny nail) · uz changal (curved horny nail) · hu köröm (curved horny nail) · pdt Kleiw (curved horny nail) · km ក្រចក (curved horny nail) · ru клешня́ (pincer of a crustacean) · af klou (curved horny nail) · da klosaks (pincer of a crustacean) · ko 집게발 (pincer of a crustacean) · te గోరు (curved horny nail) · pl kleszcze (pincer of a crustacean) · it piede di porco (mechanical device for gripping) · sh ча̏порак m чапорац (curved horny nail) · alt тырмак (curved horny nail) · lt žnyplė (pincer of a crustacean) · mi matihao (curved horny nail) · cmn 鉗子 /钳子 (mechanical device for gripping) · mr पंजा (curved horny nail) · tr pençe (curved horny nail) · qu sillu (curved horny nail) · sw ukucha (curved horny nail) · pt puã (pincer of a crustacean) · ar كَلَّاب (pincer of a crustacean) · ug تىرناق (curved horny nail) · el αρπάγη (pincer of a crustacean) · lo ກ້າມ (pincer of a crustacean) · ary مخلب (curved horny nail) · sh kléšta (pincer of a crustacean) · hi पञ्जा (curved horny nail) · mnc ᠣᡧᠣᡥᠣ (curved horny nail) · be клюшня́ (pincer of a crustacean) · vi vuốt (curved horny nail) · ota پنچه (foot equipped with such) · ca garfi (mechanical device for gripping) · sh па̑нџа (curved horny nail) · pl pazur (curved horny nail) · ca urpa (curved horny nail) · pt garra (mechanical device for gripping) · sq kthetër (curved horny nail) · gl garra (curved horny nail) · mnc ᠸᠠᠰᡳᡥᠠ (curved horny nail) · cy bawd (pincer of a crustacean) · fi saksi (pincer of a crustacean) · ru ко́готь (curved horny nail) · ja はさみ (pincer of a crustacean) · fr pince (pincer of a crustacean) · it palanchino (mechanical device for gripping) · vo kluv (curved horny nail) · fa چَنْگال (curved horny nail) · da klo (curved horny nail) · be пазу́р (curved horny nail) · be кіпцю́р (curved horny nail) · sl krempelj (curved horny nail) · sh кле́шта (pincer of a crustacean) · sh ка̑нџа (curved horny nail) · br meud (pincer of a crustacean) · bbl მჵაჲრი̆ (curved horny nail) · cs klepeto (pincer of a crustacean) · fi kynnet (foot equipped with such) · cmn 爪子 (curved horny nail) · grc ὄνυξ (curved horny nail) · ro gheară (curved horny nail) · pl szczypce (pincer of a crustacean) · hy չանչ (pincer of a crustacean) · th กรงเล็บ (curved horny nail) · eu atzapar (curved horny nail) · atv тыргак (curved horny nail) · sh kȃndža (curved horny nail) · km តង្កៀប (pincer of a crustacean) · hi खाँग (curved horny nail) · de Klaue (curved horny nail) · lt nagas (curved horny nail) · de Greifer (mechanical device for gripping) · ko 발톱 (curved horny nail) · da klo (mechanical device for gripping) · ht grif (curved horny nail) · et sõrg (pincer of a crustacean) · tg чангол (curved horny nail) · fi käpälä (foot equipped with such) · ru ла́па (foot equipped with such) · eo pinĉilo (pincer of a crustacean) · ga crúb (pincer of a crustacean) · he טֹפֶר (curved horny nail) · be ко́каць (curved horny nail) · ky тырмак (curved horny nail) · ne पन्जा (foot equipped with such) · lb Klo (curved horny nail) · tl pangalmot (curved horny nail) · tg чустак (pincer of a crustacean) · gl uña (curved horny nail) · tt тырнак (curved horny nail) · az qısqac (pincer of a crustacean) · kk тырнақ (curved horny nail) · cu ногъть (curved horny nail) · ar مِخْلَب (curved horny nail) · ota طرمیق (curved horny nail) · my စွန်ကုပ် (curved horny nail) · el νύχι (curved horny nail) · ru захва́т (mechanical device for gripping) · es garra (curved horny nail) · hu karom (curved horny nail) · ga ordóg (pincer of a crustacean) · uz tirnoq (curved horny nail) · sh klijéšta (pincer of a crustacean) · tg чанг (curved horny nail) · yi קרעל (curved horny nail) · sk dráp (curved horny nail) · tr kıskaç (pincer of a crustacean) · hy ճանկ (curved horny nail) · hi पञ्जा (foot equipped with such) · uk кі́готь (curved horny nail) · enm clawe (curved horny nail) · lv ķetna (foot equipped with such) · mk штипалка (pincer of a crustacean) · bg щи́пка (pincer of a crustacean) · be кі́пець (curved horny nail) · ca pinça (pincer of a crustacean) · ota پنچه (curved horny nail) · izh pihet (pincer of a crustacean) · fr griffe (curved horny nail) · ne पन्जा (curved horny nail) · cs dráp (curved horny nail) · he טוֹפֶר (curved horny nail) · ro chelă (pincer of a crustacean) · ha akaifa (curved horny nail) · de Kralle (curved horny nail) · ckb چنگ (curved horny nail) · ru тиски́ (mechanical device for gripping) · id cakar (curved horny nail) · fa چَنْگَک (pincer of a crustacean) · mn савар (curved horny nail) · cmn 爪 (curved horny nail) · az qıynaq (curved horny nail) · ota چنك (curved horny nail) · pt tenaz (pincer of a crustacean) · ka ბრჭყალი (curved horny nail) · uk клішня́ (pincer of a crustacean) · fa پَنْجِه (foot equipped with such) · fy kloer (curved horny nail) · mt granf (curved horny nail) · lv nags (curved horny nail) · az caynaq (curved horny nail) · ckb چرنووک (curved horny nail) · es zarpa (foot equipped with such) · oc arpa (curved horny nail) · sh pȃndža (curved horny nail) · zu izipho (curved horny nail) · fa چَنْگ (curved horny nail) · mi matimati (curved horny nail) · as নখ (curved horny nail) · ka მარწუხი (pincer of a crustacean) · ca arpa (foot equipped with such) · enm cle (mechanical device for gripping) · bua һабар (curved horny nail) · km ក្រញាំ (curved horny nail) · hi नख (curved horny nail) · egy a:n-t:D51 (curved horny nail) · ga crág (foot equipped with such) · ug پەنجە (curved horny nail) · mi matikuku (curved horny nail) · sh čaporac (curved horny nail) · is kló (curved horny nail) · lo ເລັບ (curved horny nail) · az dırnaq (curved horny nail) · pl kleszcze (mechanical device for gripping) · vi móng (curved horny nail) · el δαγκάνα (pincer of a crustacean) · eo ungo (curved horny nail) · es tenaza (pincer of a crustacean) · bn নখর (curved horny nail) · enm clawe (mechanical device for gripping) · fi leuka (mechanical device for gripping) · sh čȁporak (curved horny nail) · ang clawu (curved horny nail) · pl szczypce (mechanical device for gripping) · ka კლანჭი (curved horny nail) · mi kotikara (curved horny nail) · hi चुंगल (curved horny nail) · sah тыҥырах (curved horny nail) · enm cle (curved horny nail) · it chela (pincer of a crustacean) · ko 겸각 (pincer of a crustacean) · es pinza (pincer of a crustacean) · tg чангак (curved horny nail) · vo kral (curved horny nail) · gd spòg (foot equipped with such) · hy մագիլ (curved horny nail) · ur پَنْجہ (curved horny nail) · ga ladhar (mechanical device for gripping) · az pəncə (curved horny nail) · gl gadoupa (foot equipped with such) · sl klešče (pincer of a crustacean) · fy klau (curved horny nail) · sk klepeto (pincer of a crustacean) · bg но́кът (curved horny nail) · sv klo (curved horny nail) · lb Krall (curved horny nail) · ka ჭანგი (curved horny nail) · abg ag̶iŋkoʔai (curved horny nail) · hi पंजा (curved horny nail) · nl schaar (pincer of a crustacean) · oc pinça (pincer of a crustacean) · ro clește (mechanical device for gripping) · ar بُرْثُن (curved horny nail) · mi kotikara (mechanical device for gripping)