Claw

/klɔ/

Synonyms for "claw" (112 found)

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Closest matches (23)

Noun(3 words)

abduct abrade acquire agonize bark blemish bloody break burncarry offcatch chafe check chip claim convulse crack craze crucify cut

Strong matches (33)

drain excruciate fracture fray frazzle fret gall gash get grab grapple harrow hurt impale incise injure kidnapkill by incheslacerate lancinate

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macerate maimmake mincemeat ofmartyr martyrize maul

Noun(7 words)

finger grab grabber grappler grasp grasps gripper

Related words (56)

mutilate nail palm partake pierce pocket possess puncture punish rack rake receive rend rip run rupture savage scald scarify scorch

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scotch scrabble scrape scratch scuff shanghai skin slash slit sprain stab steal stick strain take talon tear throttle torment torture traumatize wound wrench wring

Noun(10 words)

nail nipper rake scratch snatch talon talons tear unguis wrest

Verb(1 words)

scrabbled

Adjective(1 words)

ungual

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More general

29 entries

acquisition action appendage assail assault attack attainmentbird's footbody partclutch device extremityhorny structurelash outmakemechanical device

Showing 16 of 29 words.

More specific

11 entries

bird clawcrab clawgouge grab grasphydraulic clawrobotic clawscrape seize snatch tear

Collocations

10 entries

animal clawclaw backclaw behaviorclaw hammerclaw machineclaw marksclawing actioncrab clawmechanical clawrobotic claw

Inflections

3 entries

clawed clawing claws

Derivations

4 entries

clawed clawing clawless clawlike

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

"I cannot claw my owner", said the cat.

Source: tatoeba (1682031)

Don't let him claw you.

Source: tatoeba (1741994)

Where did you claw them?

Source: tatoeba (1884335)

Tom wedged the claw of the crowbar under the nailhead and pulled out the nail.

Source: tatoeba (1922104)

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