| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To itch.[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Present participle conjugation of the verb claw.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (claw) | 1. Move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging; "They clawed their way to the top of the mountain".[Wordnet]. 2. Clutch as if in panic; "She clawed the doorknob".[Wordnet]. 3. Scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails.[Wordnet]. 4. Attack as if with claws; "The politician clawed his rival".[Wordnet]. 5. To scrape, scratch, or dig with a claw, or with the hand as a claw.[Websters]. 6. To pull, tear, or scratch with, or as with, claws or nails.[Websters]. 7. To relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching; to tickle; hence, to flatter; to court.[Websters]. 8. To rail at; to scold.[Websters]. 9. Base verb from the following inflections: clawing, clawed, claws, clawer, clawers, clawingly and clawedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "CLAWING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Specialty Definition: CLAWING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Pulling, tearing or scratching with claws or nails.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of claw. (references) | ||
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Common Expressions: claw
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Australian red claw crayfish | The Australian red claw crayfish, also called Queensland red claw or just Redclaw, Cherax quadricarinatus, is an Australian freshwater crayfish. It is found in permanent freshwater streams and lakes on the north coast of the Northern Territory and northeastern Queensland. (references) | ||
| Bear claw | 1: An incised design resembling the claw of a bear; used in Native American pottery. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| 2: Claw of a bear; often used in jewelry. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
| 3: Almond-flavored yeast-raised pastry shaped in an irregular semicircle resembling a bear's claw. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
| Bear claw | A bear claw is a popular, sweet breakfast food, so named because of its resemblance to a bear's claw. It is an almond-flavored, yeast-raised pastry shaped in an irregular semicircle with slices around the outside causing it to resemble a bear's claw. (references) | ||
| Casey Claw | The Casey Claw is a rudimental snare drum technique that is used as an impressive visual effect for a very short phrase of music. It is not intended to be used as a regular drumming technique, and it has mainly been used in drum and bugle corps. The technique gives the impression that one stick is spinning very quickly while at the same time a rapid succession of notes is being played on the drum. It was originally developed by Mark Casey in 1993, a former marching member and drum sergeant of the The Cavaliers of Rosemont, Illinois. (references) | ||
| Cat Claw (comics) | Cat Claw was a fictional character in the former Yugoslavia. She was created by Bane Kerac for Yu Strip magazine in 1981. (references) | ||
| Claw (computer game) | Claw, by Monolith Productions, is a classic-type "jump'n'run" game that features a two-dimensional platform world featuring a main character at its focus and enemies roaming around. Naturally, there are traps, tricky areas, secret areas and tons of treasure. (references) | ||
| Claw beaker | A Claw beaker is a name given by archaeologists to a type of drinking vessel often found as a grave good in 6th and 7th century AD Frankish and Anglo-Saxon burials. (references) | ||
| Claw hammer | 1: A hammer with one end of the metallic head cleft for use in extracting nails, etc. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| 2: A hammer with a cleft at one end for pulling nails. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | |||
| Claw hammer coat | A dress coat of the swallowtail pattern. [Slang]. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Claw hatchet | A hatchet that has a cleft for pulling nails. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Claw of Archimedes | The claw of Archimedes was a war machine devised by Archimedes to defend the seaward portion of Syracuse's city wall against amphibious assault. Although its exact nature is unclear, the accounts of ancient historians seem to describe it as a sort of crane equipped with a grappling hook that was able to lift attacking ships partly out of the water, then either cause the ship to capsize or suddenly drop it. (references) | ||
| Claw vending machine | A claw vending machine is a type of arcade game in the form of a vending machine. It consists of prizes, usually plush toys, inside a cage made of glass with a claw attached to the ceiling of the cage. The player puts coins into the machine, which then allows the player to manipulate a joystick that controls the claw for a short period of time, usually 15 or 30 seconds (it is rare for a claw vending machine to offer a full minute of time). The player is able to move the claw back and forth and sideways, but not up or down. At the end of that time (or earlier if the player presses a trigger button on the joystick), the claw drops down and makes a gripping attempt. The claw then moves over an opening in the corner of the cage and releases whatever it holds, if it holds anything. If the player is successful, then the prize the claw is holding is dropped into the opening and dispensed to a hatched box for pickup by the player. (references) | ||
| Common devil's claw | Annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Devil's claw | Annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Eagle Claw | The traditional Chinese martial art known as Eagle Claw (Ying Jow Pai) is one of the oldest and most complex of the surviving Northern Shaolin kung fu systems. Along with the long strikes and kicks that typify Northern systems, the Eagle Claw system is distinguished by its powerful gripping techniques and intricate system of locks, takedowns, and pressure point strikes, which represent one of the oldest forms of the Chinese grappling known as Chin Na. (references) | ||
| Eight Deer Jaguar Claw | A powerful Mixtec ruler in 11th century Oaxaca, Eight Deer Jaguar Claw is found referenced in the 13th century deerskin manuscript Codex Zouche-Nuttall. His surname is alternatively translated Tiger-Claw and Ocelot-Claw. (references) | ||
| Operation Eagle Claw | Operation Eagle Claw (or Operation Evening Light) was a United States military operation to rescue the 53 hostages from the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran on April 24, 1980. The operation was a failure, and had a severe impact on US President Jimmy Carter's re-election prospects; on a military level, it led to the creation of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and the U.S. Army 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (the Night Stalkers). (references) | ||
| Pectinate claw | (Zo["o]l.), a claw having a serrate edge, found in some birds, and supposed to be used in cleaning the feathers. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Raven's Claw | The Raven's Claw is a starship in the fictional Star Wars universe. (references) | ||
| Sand devil's claw | Alternatively placed in genus Martynia. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| TCS Tiger's Claw | TCS Tiger's Claw (CV-07) is a fictional starship from the Wing Commander universe. She is a Bengal-class strike carrier with a fighter complement of 104 craft. She was commissioned in 2644. The Tiger's Claw is the first of the Flight IIA Bengal-class carriers. Tiger's Claw was 700 meters long, ten meters longer than subsequent Flight IIA ships. (references) | ||
| The Claw | The Claw is a Gyroswing Ride at Dreamworld, on the Gold Coast, Australia. It is the only ride of the type in the Southern Hemisphere and is similar to maXair at Cedar Point theme park. (references) | ||
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Specialty Expressions: claw
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Cat claw | Mining | A miner's term applied locally in Illinois to a bed of marcasite from 2 to 6 in (5.08 to 15.24 cm) thick that sometimes occurs between the "clod" roof of a coal seam and the more stratified shale above. The lower surface of the marcasite bed is characterized by very irregular protuberances extending downward 1 to 3 in (2.54 to 7.62 cm) into the clod. Also called cat. (references) | |
| Cat's Claw | Health | A vine (Uncaria tomentosa) indigenous to the Amazon rainforest whose name is derived from its hook-like thorns. It contains oxindole alkaloids and glycosides and has many medicinal uses. (references) | |
| Clapper claw | Slang in 1811 | CLAPPER CLAW. To scold, to abuse, or claw off with the tongue. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. | |
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Abbreviations & Acronyms: claw
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | ||||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field | |
| CLAW | English | Common link access for workstations | N/A | |
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