claw

1. To scratch or to tear at.

   kratzen, zerkratzen

   цара́патьcarápatʹ

2. To use the claws to seize, to grip.

   klammern, krallen

   вцепи́ться когтя́миvcepítʹsja kogtjámi

   attack as if with claws

3. To use the claws to climb.

4. To perform a claw catch.

5. To move with one's fingertips.

   move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging

6. (obsolete, transitive)To relieve an uneasy feeling, such as an itch, by scratching (someone or something); hence (figuratively), to flatter or humour (someone); to court, to fawn on.

7. (obsolete, transitive)To rail at, revile, or scold (someone or something).

8. (obsolete, transitive)To do (something) quickly.

1. The cat dug its claws into my hand.

   ruКошка вонзила свои когти в мою руку. — Balamax

   deDie Katze grub ihre Krallen in meine Hand. — Espi

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2. The cat retracted its claws.

   deDie Katze zog ihre Krallen ein. — Wolf

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3. Tom wedged the claw of the crowbar under the nailhead and pulled out the nail.

   deTom fasste mit der Klaue der Brechstange unter den Kopf des Nagels und zog den Nagel heraus. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. The cat is hiding its claws.

   Кіт ховає свої кігті. — deniko

   ruКот прячет свои когти. — odexed

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5. The cat is retracting its claws.

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regular · Lesson

• claw offTo remove by clawing.
• claw backTo recover or retake, with great effort, something that was lost, often by a government or official agency.
• claw awaySynonym of claw (“to rail, revile, or scold (someone or something)”).