claw
A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or…A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
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» The cat dug its claws into my hand.
Die Katze grub ihre Krallen in meine Hand. — Espi
Кошка вонзила свои когти в мою руку. — Balamax
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8 sensesA curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
Klaue, Kralle
ко́готьkógotʹ
кі́готьkíhotʹ
a bird's foot
A foot equipped with such.
ла́паlápa
The pincer (chela) of a crustacean or other arthropod.
Schere
клешня́klešnjá
клішня́klišnjá
a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods
A mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.
Greifer
тиски́tiskí, захва́тzaxvát
a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something
(colloquial)A human fingernail, particularly one extending well beyond the fingertip.
A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, such as the base of petals of the pink.
The act of catching a ball overhand.
A tree with one internal vertex and three leaves.
Examples
69 sentencesThe cat dug its claws into my hand.
ruКошка вонзила свои когти в мою руку. — Balamax
deDie Katze grub ihre Krallen in meine Hand. — Espi
The cat retracted its claws.
deDie Katze zog ihre Krallen ein. — Wolf
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
The cat is hiding its claws.
Кіт ховає свої кігті. — deniko
ruКот прячет свои когти. — odexed
The cat is retracting its claws.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English clawe, from Old English clawu, from Proto-Germanic *klawō. Compare WesFrom Middle English clawe, from Old English clawu, from Proto-Germanic *klawō. Compare West Frisian klau, Dutch klauw, German Klaue, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish klo.
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