claw
noun
[ klɔː ]
• a curved pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot in birds, lizards, and some mammals.
claw
verb
• scratch or tear something with the claws or the fingernails.
• "the kitten was clawing at Lowell's trouser leg"
Similar:
scratch,
lacerate,
tear,
rake,
rip,
slash,
scrape,
graze,
dig into,
maul,
savage,
mutilate,
scrabble at,
Origin:
Old English clawu (noun), clawian (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch klauw and German Klaue .
