sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
Used in a Sentence
claw
How to use claw in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for claw.
Editorial note
What's happening in that case is not simply that publishers are trying to claw back rights from US consumers.
Examples7
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Quick take
sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of claw gathered in one view.
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
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for claw.
noun
sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
noun
a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
See also: hook
noun
a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
noun
a bird's foot
verb
move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging; "They clawed their way to the top of the mountain"
verb
clutch as if in panic; "She clawed the doorknob"
verb
scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails
verb
attack as if with claws; "The politician clawed his rival"
Example sentences
What's happening in that case is not simply that publishers are trying to claw back rights from US consumers.
Pincus is attempting to make it sound as if he wants to claw back equity from employees who don't do their jobs.
Wherever and whenever the human race manages to claw its way out of poverty, we immediately stop having so many kids.
Perhaps a zero-sum mentality also helps to provide the motivation to claw your way relentlessly to the top of the pile in the first place.
Let me explain: I've worked hard, for years, to claw my way from poverty -- actual homelessness, not enough money for food, all that good stuff -- up to lower-middle-class, and I'm working hard to at least stay there.
There is nothing "unfair" about a star performer essentially writing their own rules, and it is one of the great sadnesses of this profession that there are so many lobsters desperately trying to claw their peers down to the bottom of the pot.
And all of this "nature red in tooth and claw" shit - "most human beings through the millennia have existed in a naturally brutal, unchanging, and impoverished state" - who is he to spit on thousands of generations of living, breathing people, and say their lives were shit?
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use claw in a sentence?
What's happening in that case is not simply that publishers are trying to claw back rights from US consumers.
What does claw mean?
sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
What part of speech is claw?
claw is commonly used as noun, verb.