[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

claw \claw\ kladd, n. as. clawu, cl=a, cle'o; akin to
   d. klaauw, g. klaue, icel. kl=o, sw.  dan. klo, and perh.
   to e. clew.
   1. a sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird.
      1913 webster

   2. the whole foot of an animal armed with hooked nails; the
      pinchers of a lobster, crab, etc.
      1913 webster

   3. anything resembling the claw of an animal, as the curved
      and forked end of a hammer for drawing nails.
      1913 webster

   4. bot. a slender appendage or process, formed like a claw,
      as the base of petals of the pink. --gray.
      1913 webster

   claw hammer, a hammer with one end of the metallic head
      cleft for use in extracting nails, etc.

   claw hammer coat, a dress coat of the swallowtail pattern.
      slang

   claw sickness, foot rot, a disease affecting sheep.
      1913 webster
see also:
claw hammer claw hammer coat claw sickness 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

claw \claw\, v. i.
   to scrape, scratch, or dig with a claw, or with the hand as a
   claw. "clawing in ash barrels for bits of coal." --w. d.
   howells.
   1913 webster

   to claw off naut., to turn to windward and beat, to
      prevent falling on a lee shore.
      1913 webster
see also:
to claw off 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

claw \claw\ kladd, v. t. imp.  p. p. clawed kladdd;
   p. pr.  vb. n. clawing. as. clawan. see claw, n.
   1. to pull, tear, or scratch with, or as with, claws or
      nails.
      1913 webster

   2. to relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching;
      to tickle; hence, to flatter; to court. obs.
      1913 webster

            rich men they claw, soothe up, and flatter; the poor
            they contemn and despise.             --holland.
      1913 webster

   3. to rail at; to scold. obs.
      1913 webster

            in the aforesaid preamble, the king fairly claweth
            the great monasteries, wherein, saith he, religion,
            thanks be to god, is right well kept and observed;
            though he claweth them soon after in another
            acceptation.                          --t. fuller
      1913 webster

   claw me, claw thee, stand by me and i will stand by you; --
      an old proverb. --tyndale.

   to claw away, to scold or revile. "the jade fortune is to
      be clawed away for it, if you should lose it."
      --l'estrange.

   to claw one on the back, to tickle; to express
      approbation. obs. --chaucer.

   to claw one on the gall, to find fault with; to vex.
      obs. --chaucer.
      1913 webster
see also:
clawed clawing claw claw me, claw thee to claw away to claw one on the back 
to claw one on the gall 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

claw
     n 1: sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some
          mammals or reptiles
     2: a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or
        hold or pull something syn: hook
     3: a structure like a pincer on the limb of a crustacean or
        other arthropods syn: chela, nipper, pincer
     4: a bird's foot that has claws
     v 1: move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging; "they clawed
          their way to the top of the mountain"
     2: clutch as if in panic; "she clawed the doorknob"
     3: scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails
     4: attack as if with claws; "the politician clawed his rival"
see also:
hook chela nipper pincer 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

79 moby thesaurus words for "claw":
   abduct, abrade, agonize, bark, blemish, bloody, break, burn,
   carry off, catch, chafe, check, chip, convulse, crack, craze,
   crucify, cut, excruciate, fracture, fray, frazzle, fret, gall,
   gash, grab, grapple, harrow, hurt, impale, incise, injure, kidnap,
   kill by inches, lacerate, lancinate, macerate, maim,
   make mincemeat of, martyr, martyrize, maul, mutilate, nail, pierce,
   puncture, punish, rack, rake, rend, rip, run, rupture, savage,
   scald, scarify, scorch, scotch, scrabble, scrape, scratch, scuff,
   shanghai, skin, slash, slit, sprain, stab, stick, strain, talon,
   tear, throttle, torment, torture, traumatize, wound, wrench,
   wring

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