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How to pronounce claw in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms hook
Type of mechanical device
Has types anchor, ground tackle, pothook, tenterhook
Type Words
Synonyms chela, nipper, pincer
Type of appendage, member, extremity
Type Words
Type of bird's foot
Type Words
Type of snipe, assail, assault, attack, lash out, round


The politician clawed his rival.
Type Words
Type of prehend, seize, clutch


She clawed the doorknob.
Type Words
Type of work, make


They clawed their way to the top of the mountain.
Type Words
Type of scratch up, scrape, scratch
Has types clapperclaw
Type Words
Type of horny structure, unguis
Has types talon, bear claw

Examples of claw

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If you are overpaid because you haven't done so the Revenue will claw this back.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Claw-back provisions are becoming increasingly common on postcrisis Wall Street.
From the nytimes.com
The claw of the first digit of its pes, or hoof, is the size of an NFL football.
From the sciencedaily.com
A claw can prove fatal or at least seriously irritating, even at low velocities.
From the guardian.co.uk
We saw the claw grab two wardrobes and crunch them up like an empty milk carton.
From the scienceblogs.com
The cash claw is the just the latest fraud to be perpetrated on the ATM network.
From the guardian.co.uk
The retro bathroom with a claw-foot tub is separate from the toilet and laundry.
From the smh.com.au
A hooked claw at the end of each leg helps ants to climb and hang onto surfaces.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Bobcat tracks show four toes without claw marks, due to their retractable claws.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • Sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
  • 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"
  • Hook: a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
  • A grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
  • Scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails
  • A claw is a curved, pointed appendage, found at the end of a toe or finger in most mammals, birds, and some reptiles. However, the word "claw" is also often used in reference to an invertebrate. ...
  • Claw, in comics, may refer to: * Claw (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics character * Claw (Lev Gleason Publications) * Claw the Unconquered, a DC Comics character * Claw (John Chan), a DC Comics character * Claw (Gargoyles), a character from the Gargoyles animated series and spin-off comic
  • In mathematical and computer science field of cryptography, a group of three numbers (x,y,z) is said to be a claw of two permutations f0 and f1 if