claw : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: claw	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for claw
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
claw n sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something Synonym(s): hook, claw a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods Synonym(s): claw, chela, nipper, pincer a bird's foot v move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging; "They clawed their way to the top of the mountain" clutch as if in panic; "She clawed the doorknob" scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails attack as if with claws; "The politician clawed his rival"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Claw \Claw\, n. [AS. clawu, cl[be], cle[a2]; akin to D. klaauw, G. Klaue, Icel. kl[d3], SW. & Dan. klo, and perh. to E. clew.] 1. A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird. 2. The whole foot of an animal armed with hooked nails; the pinchers of a lobster, crab, etc. 3. Anything resembling the claw of an animal, as the curved and forked end of a hammer for drawing nails. 4. (Bot.) A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, as the base of petals of the pink. --Gray. {Claw hammer}, a hammer with one end of the metallic head cleft for use in extracting nails, etc. {Claw hammer coat}, a dress coat of the swallowtail pattern. [Slang] {Claw sickness}, foot rot, a disease affecting sheep.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Claw \Claw\ (kl[add]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clawed} (kl[add]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Clawing}.] [AS. clawan. See {Claw}, n.] 1. To pull, tear, or scratch with, or as with, claws or nails. 2. To relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching; to tickle; hence, to flatter; to court. [Obs.] Rich men they claw, soothe up, and flatter; the poor they contemn and despise. --Holland. 3. To rail at; to scold. [Obs.] In the aforesaid preamble, the king fairly claweth the great monasteries, wherein, saith he, religion, thanks be to God, is right well kept and observed; though he claweth them soon after in another acceptation. --T. Fuller {Claw me, claw thee}, stand by me and I will stand by you; -- an old proverb. --Tyndale. {To claw away}, to scold or revile. [bd]The jade Fortune is to be clawed away for it, if you should lose it.[b8] --L'Estrange. {To claw (one) on the back}, to tickle; to express approbation. (Obs.) --Chaucer. {To claw (one) on the gall}, to find fault with; to vex. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Claw \Claw\, v. i. To scrape, scratch, or dig with a claw, or with the hand as a claw. [bd]Clawing [in ash barrels] for bits of coal.[b8] --W. D. Howells. {To claw off} (Naut.), to turn to windward and beat, to prevent falling on a lee shore.