Claw

·noun To rail at; to Scold.

II. Claw ·noun A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird.

III. Claw ·noun To pull, tear, or scratch with, or as with, claws or nails.

IV. Claw ·vi To scrape, scratch, or dig with a claw, or with the hand as a claw.

V. Claw ·noun A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, as the base of petals of the pink.

VI. Claw ·noun The whole foot of an animal armed with hooked nails; the pinchers of a lobster, crab, ·etc.

VII. Claw ·noun Anything resembling the claw of an animal, as the curved and forked end of a hammer for drawing nails.

VIII. Claw ·noun To relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching; to Tickle; hence, to flatter; to Court.