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Synonyms for claw
klɔclaw
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Princeton's WordNet
clawnoun
sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
hook, clawnoun
a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
Synonyms:
hook shot, chela, crotchet, lure, hook, sweetener, nipper, bait, hooking, come-on, pincer, drawclaw, chela, nipper, pincernoun
a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
Synonyms:
pair of tweezers, kid, nestling, tiddler, fry, nipper, hook, pair of pincers, pincer, shaver, tyke, minor, tike, small fry, tweezer, youngster, chela, childclawverb
a bird's foot
clawverb
move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging
"They clawed their way to the top of the mountain"
clawverb
clutch as if in panic
"She clawed the doorknob"
clawverb
scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails
clawverb
attack as if with claws
"The politician clawed his rival"
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Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
clawnoun
Associated words:
ungual, unguicular, retract, retractile, unguiculate, pounced, unguiformclawverb
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#655 | child | |
#2673 | minor | |
#3350 | draw | |
#3435 | kid | |
#5117 | devil | |
#5613 | hook | |
#10808 | fry | |
#12274 | clamp | |
#13704 | bait | |
#17081 | lure | |
#17127 | pinch | |
#18150 | claw | |
#20002 | shaver | |
#27979 | hooking | |
#37423 | youngster | |
#49525 | sweetener | |
#67042 | nestling | |
#69087 | nipper | |
#71017 | crotchet | |
#81858 | tweezer | |
#90939 | scrawl | |
#95775 | chela | |
#103046 | tyke | |
#118652 | tike | |
#140692 | pincer | |
#159452 | griffe | |
#215329 | tiddler |
How to use claw in a sentence?
I’m here rather than at some other school, or rather than trying to claw to stay in the United States Senate for decades, because I believe that this is the most interesting institution in the state that has the most happening right now, and is therefore the best positioned to help lead our country through a time of unprecedented change.
Well have to claw our way to one more win.
Relieving sanctions on entities active in funding Irans revolutionary foreign policy, especially under the auspices of trying to claw back a fatally flawed deal that added to Tehrans coffers, would be the definition of a self-imposed strategic setback.
We are working around the clock to increase supply given the rapid growth in consumer demand, white Claw has accelerated faster than anyone could have predicted.
Listen, you've got one shot here, you've got an opportunity -- you've gotta scratch, claw, fight, bite, kick through everything you can to make this happen, it's a back to the wall philosophy and when your back is to the wall every moment in life you have one place to go and that's forward.
Translations for claw
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- مخلبArabic
- нокът, щипкаBulgarian
- garra, urpaCatalan, Valencian
- drápat, dráp, drapnoutCzech
- ногътьOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- crafancWelsh
- gribe, rive, klo, kradse, klosaksDanish
- kratzen, Kralle, klammern, Greifer, krallen, zerkratzen, Schere, KlaueGerman
- νύχι, νυχιάζωGreek
- pinĉiloEsperanto
- agarrar, pinza, garra, arañarSpanish
- sõrg, küünistama, küünisEstonian
- چنگPersian
- kynsi, ottaa, kynsiä, apu, kiivetä, leuka, saksi, raapiaFinnish
- klógvFaroese
- pieds-de-biche, pince, s'agripper, griffe, griffer, pied-de-bicheFrench
- klau, kloerWestern Frisian
- crúb, ladhar, crágIrish
- sgrìob, ìne, spògScottish Gaelic
- uñaGalician
- पंजा, पञ्जा, पकड, पानाHindi
- karom, karmol, olló, körömHungarian
- մագիլ, ճանկ, ճիրանArmenian
- aggrapparsi, artigliare, piede di porco, raspare, chela, graffiare, palanchino, artiglio, ghermireItalian
- 爪Japanese
- Klo, KrallLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ເລັບLao
- ķetnaLatvian
- पकड, पंजा, पानाMarathi
- klauwen, klauwDutch
- kloNorwegian
- kleszcze, pazur, szczypce, szpon, drapaćPolish
- garra, tenaz, puãPortuguese
- clește, gheară, zgâriaRomanian
- тиски, коготь, клешняRussian
- kandža, чапорак, канџа, čaporak, čaporac, pandža, чапорац, панџаSerbo-Croatian
- čeľusť, drápSlovak
- klešče, krempeljSlovene
- klösa, klo, rivaSwedish
- pangalmotTagalog
- iziphoZulu
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