claw 音标拼音: [kl'ɔ]
n . 爪,钩,抓伤
vi .
vt . 用爪抓,搔,搜刮
爪,钩,抓伤用爪抓,搔,搜刮
claw n 1 :
sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles 2 :
a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something [
synonym : {
hook }, {
claw }]
3 :
a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods [
synonym : {
claw }, {
chela }, {
nipper }, {
pincer }]
4 :
a bird '
s foot v 1 :
move as if by clawing ,
seizing ,
or digging ; "
They clawed their way to the top of the mountain "
2 :
clutch as if in panic ; "
She clawed the doorknob "
3 :
scratch ,
scrape ,
pull ,
or dig with claws or nails 4 :
attack as if with claws ; "
The politician clawed his rival "
Claw \
Claw \ (
kl [
add ]),
n . [
AS .
clawu ,
cl [=
a ],
cle ['
o ];
akin to D .
klaauw ,
G .
klaue ,
Icel .
kl [=
o ],
Sw . &
Dan .
klo ,
and perh .
to E .
clew .]
1 .
A sharp ,
hooked nail ,
as of a beast or bird .
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2 .
The whole foot of an animal armed with hooked nails ;
the pinchers of a lobster ,
crab ,
etc .
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3 .
Anything resembling the claw of an animal ,
as the curved and forked end of a hammer for drawing nails .
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4 . (
Bot .)
A slender appendage or process ,
formed like a claw ,
as the base of petals of the pink . --
Gray .
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{
Claw hammer },
a hammer with one end of the metallic head cleft for use in extracting nails ,
etc .
{
Claw hammer coat },
a dress coat of the swallowtail pattern .
[
Slang ]
{
Claw sickness },
foot rot ,
a disease affecting sheep .
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Claw \
Claw \,
v .
i .
To scrape ,
scratch ,
or dig with a claw ,
or with the hand as a claw . "
Clawing [
in ash barrels ]
for bits of coal ." --
W .
D .
Howells .
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1913 Webster ]
{
To claw off } (
Naut .),
to turn to windward and beat ,
to prevent falling on a lee shore .
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Claw \
Claw \ (
kl [
add ]),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Clawed } (
kl [
add ]
d );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Clawing }.] [
AS .
clawan .
See {
Claw },
n .]
1 .
To pull ,
tear ,
or scratch with ,
or as with ,
claws or nails .
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2 .
To relieve from some uneasy sensation ,
as by scratching ;
to tickle ;
hence ,
to flatter ;
to court . [
Obs .]
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Rich men they claw ,
soothe up ,
and flatter ;
the poor they contemn and despise . --
Holland .
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3 .
To rail at ;
to scold . [
Obs .]
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In the aforesaid preamble ,
the king fairly claweth the great monasteries ,
wherein ,
saith he ,
religion ,
thanks be to God ,
is right well kept and observed ;
though he claweth them soon after in another acceptation . --
T .
Fuller [
1913 Webster ]
{
Claw me ,
claw thee },
stand by me and I will stand by you ; --
an old proverb . --
Tyndale .
{
To claw away },
to scold or revile . "
The jade Fortune is to be clawed away for it ,
if you should lose it ."
--
L '
Estrange .
{
To claw (
one )
on the back },
to tickle ;
to express approbation . (
Obs .) --
Chaucer .
{
To claw (
one )
on the gall },
to find fault with ;
to vex .
[
Obs .] --
Chaucer .
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1913 Webster ]
79 Moby Thesaurus words for "
claw ":
abduct ,
abrade ,
agonize ,
bark ,
blemish ,
bloody ,
break ,
burn ,
carry off ,
catch ,
chafe ,
check ,
chip ,
convulse ,
crack ,
craze ,
crucify ,
cut ,
excruciate ,
fracture ,
fray ,
frazzle ,
fret ,
gall ,
gash ,
grab ,
grapple ,
harrow ,
hurt ,
impale ,
incise ,
injure ,
kidnap ,
kill by inches ,
lacerate ,
lancinate ,
macerate ,
maim ,
make mincemeat of ,
martyr ,
martyrize ,
maul ,
mutilate ,
nail ,
pierce ,
puncture ,
punish ,
rack ,
rake ,
rend ,
rip ,
run ,
rupture ,
savage ,
scald ,
scarify ,
scorch ,
scotch ,
scrabble ,
scrape ,
scratch ,
scuff ,
shanghai ,
skin ,
slash ,
slit ,
sprain ,
stab ,
stick ,
strain ,
talon ,
tear ,
throttle ,
torment ,
torture ,
traumatize ,
wound ,
wrench ,
wring
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