Claw — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌdəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsɪpˈeɪʃənz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsɪpˈeɪʃənz/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈʌdəl/.

Examples

They clawed their way to the top of the mountain
She clawed the doorknob
The politician clawed his rival

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hook pincer nipper chela

Parts of Speech

noun	sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
noun	a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
noun	a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
noun	a bird's foot
verb	move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging “They clawed their way to the top of the mountain”
verb	clutch as if in panic “She clawed the doorknob”
verb	scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails
verb	attack as if with claws “The politician clawed his rival”

Word Forms

claw	verb	scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails
hook	verb	fasten with a hook
nip	verb	squeeze tightly between the fingers
claw	noun	a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Klaue

Scharf gebogener Hornfortsatz an der Zehe eines Vogels oder einiger Säugetiere oder Reptilien

🇫🇷French

griffe

processus corné et incurvé sur le doigt d'un oiseau ou de certains mammifères ou reptiles

🇪🇸Spanish

garra

Proceso córneo curvo y afilado en la punta de un pájaro o de algunos mamíferos o reptiles.

🇮🇹Italian

artiglio

Processo corneo ricurvo e affilato sulla punta di un uccello o di alcuni mammiferi o rettili

🇳🇱Dutch

klauw

scherp gebogen hoornproces op de teen van een vogel of sommige zoogdieren of reptielen

🇵🇹Portuguese

garra

processo córneo curvo e agudo no dedo do pé de um pássaro ou de alguns mamíferos ou répteis

🇷🇺Russian

коготь

острый изогнутый роговой отросток на пальце ноги птицы, некоторых млекопитающих или рептилий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पंजा

किसी पक्षी या कुछ स्तनधारियों या सरीसृपों के पैर के अंगूठे पर तेज घुमावदार सींगदार प्रक्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

নখর

একটি পাখি বা কিছু স্তন্যপায়ী বা সরীসৃপের পায়ের আঙুলে তীক্ষ্ণ বাঁকা শৃঙ্গাকার প্রক্রিয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

நகம்

ஒரு பறவை அல்லது சில பாலூட்டிகள் அல்லது ஊர்வனவற்றின் கால்விரலில் கூர்மையான வளைந்த கொம்பு செயல்முறை

🇮🇳Telugu

పంజా

పక్షి లేదా కొన్ని క్షీరదాలు లేదా సరీసృపాలు బొటనవేలుపై పదునైన వంగిన కొమ్ము ప్రక్రియ

🇮🇳Marathi

पंजा

पक्षी किंवा काही सस्तन प्राणी किंवा सरपटणारे प्राणी यांच्या पायाच्या बोटावर तीक्ष्ण वक्र शिंगे प्रक्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

પંજો

પક્ષી અથવા કેટલાક સસ્તન પ્રાણીઓ અથવા સરિસૃપના અંગૂઠા પર તીક્ષ્ણ વક્ર શિંગડા પ્રક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಂಜ

ಹಕ್ಕಿ ಅಥವಾ ಕೆಲವು ಸಸ್ತನಿಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಸರೀಸೃಪಗಳ ಟೋ ಮೇಲೆ ಚೂಪಾದ ಬಾಗಿದ ಕೊಂಬಿನ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നഖം

ഒരു പക്ഷിയുടെയോ ചില സസ്തനികളുടെയോ ഉരഗങ്ങളുടെയോ കാൽവിരലിൽ മൂർച്ചയുള്ള വളഞ്ഞ കൊമ്പുള്ള പ്രക്രിയ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੰਜਾ

ਇੱਕ ਪੰਛੀ ਜਾਂ ਕੁਝ ਥਣਧਾਰੀ ਜੀਵਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਰੀਂਗਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਜੀਵਾਂ ਦੇ ਪੈਰ ਦੇ ਅੰਗੂਠੇ 'ਤੇ ਤਿੱਖੀ ਕਰਵ ਸਿੰਗ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

پنجہ

پرندے یا کچھ ستنداریوں یا رینگنے والے جانوروں کے پیر پر تیز خم دار سینگ کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

爪

鸟类或某些哺乳动物或爬行动物脚趾上尖锐弯曲的角质突起

🇯🇵Japanese

爪

鳥、一部の哺乳類、または爬虫類のつま先にある鋭く湾曲した角質突起

🇰🇷Korean

갈고리 발톱

새나 일부 포유류 또는 파충류의 발가락에 있는 날카로운 곡선의 각질 돌기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

móng vuốt

quá trình sừng cong sắc nét trên ngón chân của một con chim hoặc một số động vật có vú hoặc bò sát

🇹🇭Thai

กรงเล็บ

กระบวนการมีเขาโค้งแหลมคมบนนิ้วเท้าของนกหรือสัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยนมหรือสัตว์เลื้อยคลานบางชนิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

cakar

proses tanduk melengkung tajam di jari kaki burung atau beberapa mamalia atau reptil

🇵🇭Filipino

kuko

matalim na hubog na proseso ng sungay sa daliri ng isang ibon o ilang mammal o reptilya

🇲🇾Malay

cakar

proses tanduk melengkung tajam pada jari kaki burung atau beberapa mamalia atau reptilia

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مخلب

نتوء قرني حاد ومقوس على إصبع الطائر أو بعض الثدييات أو الزواحف

🇮🇷Persian

پنجه

فرآیند شاخی منحنی تیز روی پنجه پرنده یا برخی از پستانداران یا خزندگان

🇹🇷Turkish

pençe

Bir kuşun veya bazı memelilerin veya sürüngenlerin ayak parmaklarındaki keskin kavisli azgın süreç

🇮🇱Hebrew

טוֹפֶר

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