Meaning of claw in English
(Definition of claw from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
claw | American Dictionary
claw | Business English
claw
verb
uk
/klɔː/ us
claw your way (somewhere)
claw your way into/out of sth He clawed his way out of near bankruptcy.
Phrasal verb
Examples of claw
claw
A study of the visual pigments of the clawed toad.
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Effects of supplementing pregnant heifers with methionine or melatonin on the anatomy and other characteristics of their lateral hind claws.
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Tissue sample blocks (approx. 6r5r4 mm) were taken from four pigmented and four non-pigmented claws.
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Small field motion detection in goldfish of the goldfish and the clawed toad tadpole under photopic conditions.
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The primus burned badly, candles went out, matches would not strike - the men lunged for the entrance and clawed an opening.
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He hopes that by the time he is ready to demonstrate it to the military the lobster will have two claws which it can use as bump sensors.
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Measurement of the thickness of the corium and subcutaneous tissue of the hind claws of dairy cattle by ultrasound.
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The small numbers in the present study preclude general conclusions about generic differences between claws of beef and dairy origin.
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They cried out, shrilling cries, pulsing sharper than birds of prey - eagles, vultures with hooked claws - when farmers plunder their nest of young too young to fly.
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Pads almost attaining points of claws.
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Pads almost as long as claws.
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The whole of a compensation payment can be clawed back, and individuals can feel that they have taken on a case for nothing.
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Many things are difficult with iron hooks or claws.
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There are economic issues involved in such clawing back and reconversion.
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In most cases, however, the relief certainly will not be clawed back.
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Collocations with claw
claw
These are words often used in combination with claw.
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claw hammer
To accomplish this, he brought aboard two claw hammers, two sledge hammers and a speargun concealed inside a guitar case.
claw marks
A variety of tracks and claw marks have been discovered which are claimed to belong to the creature.
crab claw
The mast supports fore-sails that may consist of a single jib multiple staysails, or a crab claw sail.
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Translations of claw
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（動物や鳥の）つめ, 鉤爪（かぎづめ）…
pençe, pençelemek, pençe atmak…
griffe [feminine], griffe, pince…
urpa…
klauw, schaar, klauwen…
klo, klosaks, kradse…
klo, klösa, riva…
kuku, cakar, sepit…
die Krallen, die Klaue, die Schere…
klo [masculine], klo, klore…
кіготь, пазур, лапа з кігтями…
коготь, рвать когтями…
مَخْلَب…
dráp(ek), pařát, klepeto…
cakar, capit, mencakar…
เล็บของสัตว์หรือนก, อุ้งเท้าสัตว์หรือนก, ขาปู…
móng, vuốt, càng…
szpon, pazur, wczepiać się…
발톱…
artiglio, chela, zampa…
