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Synonyms for claw
klɔclaw
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Princeton's WordNet
clawnoun
sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
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, claw, nipper, bait, hooking, come-on, pincer, drawclaw, chela, nipper, pincernoun
a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
Synonyms:
pair of tweezers, kid, nestling, tiddler, fry, claw, nipper, hook, pair of pincers, pincer, shaver, tyke, minor, tike, small fry, tweezer, youngster, chela, childclawverb
a bird's foot
clawverb
move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging
"They clawed their way to the top of the mountain"
clawverb
clutch as if in panic
"She clawed the doorknob"
clawverb
scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails
clawverb
attack as if with claws
"The politician clawed his rival"
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Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
clawnoun
Associated words:
ungual, unguicular, retract, retractile, unguiculate, pounced, unguiformclawverb
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#655 | child | |
#2673 | minor | |
#3350 | draw | |
#3435 | kid | |
#5117 | devil | |
#5613 | hook | |
#10808 | fry | |
#12274 | clamp | |
#13704 | bait | |
#17081 | lure | |
#17127 | pinch | |
#18150 | claw | |
#20002 | shaver | |
#27979 | hooking | |
#37423 | youngster | |
#49525 | sweetener | |
#67042 | nestling | |
#69087 | nipper | |
#71017 | crotchet | |
#81858 | tweezer | |
#90939 | scrawl | |
#95775 | chela | |
#103046 | tyke | |
#118652 | tike | |
#140692 | pincer | |
#159452 | griffe | |
#215329 | tiddler |
How to use claw in a sentence?
Well have to claw our way to one more win.
Their reach will be diminished, their ability to form a real community online will be crippled, and they will spend most of their time simply trying to claw their way back as opposed to producing and disseminating new content keeping neo-Nazis chasing their tail instead of barking at the rest of us is always a good idea.
Relieving sanctions on entities active in funding Irans revolutionary foreign policy, especially under the auspices of trying to claw back a fatally flawed deal that added to Tehrans coffers, would be the definition of a self-imposed strategic setback.
Listen, you've got one shot here, you've got an opportunity -- you've gotta scratch, claw, fight, bite, kick through everything you can to make this happen, it's a back to the wall philosophy and when your back is to the wall every moment in life you have one place to go and that's forward.
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.
Translations for claw
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- مخلبArabic
- нокът, щипкаBulgarian
- garra, urpaCatalan, Valencian
- drápat, dráp, drapnoutCzech
- ногътьOld Church Slavonic, Church Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- crafancWelsh
- gribe, rive, klo, kradse, klosaksDanish
- kratzen, Kralle, klammern, Greifer, krallen, zerkratzen, Schere, KlaueGerman
- νύχι, νυχιάζωGreek
- pinĉiloEsperanto
- agarrar, pinza, garra, arañarSpanish
- sõrg, küünistama, küünisEstonian
- چنگPersian
- kynsi, ottaa, kynsiä, apu, kiivetä, leuka, saksi, raapiaFinnish
- klógvFaroese
- pieds-de-biche, pince, s'agripper, griffe, griffer, pied-de-bicheFrench
- klau, kloerWestern Frisian
- crúb, ladhar, crágIrish
- sgrìob, ìne, spògScottish Gaelic
- uñaGalician
- पंजा, पञ्जा, पकड, पानाHindi
- karom, karmol, olló, körömHungarian
- մագիլ, ճանկ, ճիրանArmenian
- aggrapparsi, artigliare, piede di porco, raspare, chela, graffiare, palanchino, artiglio, ghermireItalian
- 爪Japanese
- Klo, KrallLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ເລັບLao
- ķetnaLatvian
- पकड, पंजा, पानाMarathi
- klauwen, klauwDutch
- kloNorwegian
- kleszcze, pazur, szczypce, szpon, drapaćPolish
- garra, tenaz, puãPortuguese
- clește, gheară, zgâriaRomanian
- тиски, коготь, клешняRussian
- kandža, чапорак, канџа, čaporak, čaporac, pandža, чапорац, панџаSerbo-Croatian
- čeľusť, drápSlovak
- klešče, krempeljSlovene
- klösa, klo, rivaSwedish
- pangalmotTagalog
- iziphoZulu
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