| Noun | 1. | claw - sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptilesbear claw - claw of a bear; often used in jewelry talon - a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey | |
| 2. | claw - a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull somethingmechanical device - mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles pothook - an S-shaped hook to suspend a pot over a fire tenterhook - one of a series of hooks used to hold cloth on a tenter | |
| 3. | claw - a structure like a pincer on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropodscrustacean - any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton appendage, extremity, member - an external body part that projects from the body; "it is important to keep the extremities warm" | |
| 4. | claw - a bird's foot that has claws | |
| Verb | 1. | claw - move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging; "They clawed their way to the top of the mountain"work, make - proceed along a path; "work one's way through the crowd"; "make one's way into the forest" | |
| 2. | claw - clutch as if in panic; "She clawed the doorknob"clutch, prehend, seize - take hold of; grab; "The salesclerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals" | |
| 3. | claw - scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails | |
| 4. | claw - attack as if with claws; "The politician clawed his rival" | |