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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 hand of a human or animal
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 handle roughly or clumsily
To move up or over (something) awkwardly, or in a haphazard fashion
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