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clawed

[klawd]

Origin

adjective

having claws (sometimes used in combination): sharp-clawed.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English claued. See claw, -ed³

Related forms

un·clawed, adjective

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noun

a sharp, usually curved, nail on the foot of an animal, as on a cat, dog, or bird.

a similar curved process at the end of the leg of an insect.

the pincerlike extremity of specific limbs of certain arthropods: lobster claws.

any part or thing resembling a claw, as the cleft end of the head of a hammer.

Typography. the hooklike projection from the right side of an r or from the bowl of a g.

EXPAND

(in a motion-picture mechanism) a device having one or two teeth that hook into the perforations of a length of film and move it one frame at a time at any given speed.

Jewelry. one of a group of slender, tapering metal projections rising from the base of a jewelry setting, used to hold a transparent or faceted gemstone in position. Compare prong (def. 4).

COLLAPSE

verb (used with object)

to tear, scratch, seize, pull, etc., with or as if with claws: The kitten clawed my sweater to shreds.

to make by or as if by scratching, digging, etc., with hands or claws: to claw a hole in the earth.

10.

to proceed by or as if by using the hands: He clawed his way through the crowd.

verb (used without object)

11.

to scratch, tear, or dig with or as if with claws: The cat clawed and hissed in fear.

12.

to make fumbling motions: He clawed at the door. She clawed for the light switch.

13.

Scot. to scratch gently, as to relieve itching.

Origin:
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English clawu; cognate with Old High German chlō(a), akin to Dutch klauw, German Klaue; (v.) Middle English clawen, Old English claw(i)an, derivative of clawu (noun); akin to Dutch klauwen, German klauen

Related forms

claw·er, noun

claw·less, adjective

de·claw, verb (used with object)

Can be confused: clause, claws.

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Word Origin & History

claw

O.E. clawu, from P.Gmc. *klawo, from PIE *g(e)l-eu- from base *gel- "to make round, clench." The verb is from O.E. clawian.

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