Definition of "claw" in inglés

noun

1. A curved, pointed, horny projection 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. (colloquial) A human fingernail, particularly one extending well beyond the fingertip.

6. (botany) A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, such as the base of petals of the pink.

7. (juggling) The act of catching a ball overhand.

8. (graph theory) A tree with one internal vertex and three leaves.

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. (juggling) To perform a claw catch.

5. To move with one's fingertips.

6. To relieve an uneasy feeling, such as an itch, by scratching (someone or something); hence (figuratively), to flatter or humour (someone); to court, to fawn on.

7. To rail at, revile, or scold (someone or something).

8. To do (something) quickly.