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A curved pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot in birds, lizards, and some mammals
“A bird's claw was gripping the end of the hilt.”
The pincer of a crab, scorpion, or other arthropod
“But then Johnson saw the red claw and other characteristics of female crabs.”
A mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting
A slender jointed extremity of the human hand
The state or quality of being mucronate
Scratch or tear something with the claws or the fingernails
“She reached up to claw out his eyes, and he caught her other wrist.”
To make (a groove, hole, or indentation) with, or as if with, a gouge
To strike or hit repeatedly
Scratch or grope around with one's fingers to find, collect, or hold on to something
To move up or over (something) awkwardly, or in a haphazard fashion
Touch roughly
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