verb
- Move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging.
- usage: "They clawed their way to the top of the mountain"
- synonyms: claw
- Clutch as if in panic.
- usage: "She clawed the doorknob"
- synonyms: claw
- Scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails.
- synonyms: claw
- Attack as if with claws.
- usage: "The politician clawed his rival"
- synonyms: claw
adjective
- Having or resembling a claw or claws; often used as a combining form.
- usage: "sharp-clawed"
- Of predatory animals. ( armed with claws or talons).
- synonyms: taloned
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