Synonyms for claw
klɔclaw

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. clawnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   hook, chela, nipper, pincer

2. hook, clawnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   hook shot, chela, crotchet, lure, hook, sweetener, nipper, bait, hooking, come-on, pincer, draw

3. claw, chela, nipper, pincernoun

   a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods

   Synonyms:
   pair of tweezers, kid, nestling, tiddler, fry, nipper, hook, pair of pincers, pincer, shaver, tyke, minor, tike, small fry, tweezer, youngster, chela, child

4. clawverb

   a bird's foot

   Synonyms:
   hook, chela, nipper, pincer

5. clawverb

   move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging

   "They clawed their way to the top of the mountain"

6. clawverb

   clutch as if in panic

   "She clawed the doorknob"

7. clawverb

   scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails

8. clawverb

   attack as if with claws

   "The politician clawed his rival"

Matched Categories

1. • Attack
   • Clutch
   • Horny Structure
   • Mechanical Device
   • Scratch
   • Work

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clawnoun

   Synonyms:
   talon

2. clawverb

   Synonyms:
   tear (with the claws), scratch, lacerate, laniate

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. clawnoun

   Synonyms:
   talon, dewclaw

   Associated words:
   ungual, unguicular, retract, retractile, unguiculate, pounced, unguiform

2. clawverb

   Synonyms:
   scratch, laniate, lacerate

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "claw":

   griffe, devil, scrawl, hook, pincer, pinch, clamp

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1. Behnam Ben Taleblu:

   Relieving sanctions on entities active in funding Irans revolutionary foreign policy, especially under the auspices of trying to claw back a fatally flawed deal that added to Tehrans coffers, would be the definition of a self-imposed strategic setback.

2. Dwayne Johnson:

   Listen, you've got one shot here, you've got an opportunity -- you've gotta scratch, claw, fight, bite, kick through everything you can to make this happen, it's a back to the wall philosophy and when your back is to the wall every moment in life you have one place to go and that's forward.

3. Tiger Woods:

   I got off to a crap start .... and those are the easier holes, and I had to try to fight back and claw out a round today, which I was able to do.

4. Stephen Curry:

   Well have to claw our way to one more win.

5. Kaylee Muthart:

   So I pushed my thumb, pointer, and middle finger into each eye. I gripped each eyeball, twisted, and pulled until each eye popped out of the socket — it felt like a massive struggle, the hardest thing I ever had to do, because I could no longer see, I don't know if there was blood. But I know the drugs numbed the pain. I'm pretty sure I would have tried to claw right into my brain if a pastor hadn't heard me screaming, ‘I want to see the light!’ — which I don't recall saying — and restrained me.