Antonyms for claw
klɔclaw

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1. • Attack
   • Clutch
   • Horny Structure
   • Mechanical Device
   • Scratch
   • Work

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1. clawnoun

   sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles

   Synonyms:
   hook, chela, nipper, pincer

2. hook, clawnoun

   a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something

   Synonyms:
   hook shot, chela, crotchet, lure, hook, sweetener, nipper, bait, hooking, come-on, pincer, draw

3. claw, chela, nipper, pincernoun

   a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods

   Synonyms:
   pair of tweezers, kid, nestling, tiddler, fry, nipper, hook, pair of pincers, pincer, shaver, tyke, minor, tike, small fry, tweezer, youngster, chela, child

4. clawverb

   a bird's foot

   Synonyms:
   hook, chela, nipper, pincer

5. clawverb

   move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging

   "They clawed their way to the top of the mountain"

6. clawverb

   clutch as if in panic

   "She clawed the doorknob"

7. clawverb

   scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails

8. clawverb

   attack as if with claws

   "The politician clawed his rival"

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1. clawnoun

   Synonyms:
   talon, dewclaw

   Associated words:
   ungual, unguicular, retract, retractile, unguiculate, pounced, unguiform

2. clawverb

   Synonyms:
   scratch, laniate, lacerate

How to use claw in a sentence?

1. Sanjiv Gajiwala:

   We are working around the clock to increase supply given the rapid growth in consumer demand, white Claw has accelerated faster than anyone could have predicted.

2. Alderman Ed Burke:

   This is a step that is necessary to refund existing debt and begin to take steps to claw out of the financial condition we are in at the present time.

3. Matt Hamilton:

   We never tend to do it the easy way, we like to put our backs up against the wall and try and claw our way out of it.

4. Ben Sasse:

   I’m here rather than at some other school, or rather than trying to claw to stay in the United States Senate for decades, because I believe that this is the most interesting institution in the state that has the most happening right now, and is therefore the best positioned to help lead our country through a time of unprecedented change.

5. Charles de LEUSSE:

   Nails can be varnished, But they also claw. (Ongles peuvent être vernis, - Mais ils griffent aussi.)

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