paw
Of an animal, to touch with a pawOf an animal, to touch (something) with a paw.: Of an animal, to dig through (something, such as a garbage can) with paws.
» The cat was licking its paws.
Кот лизал свои лапы.
Кошка лизала свои лапы.
Кіт лизав свої лапи.
Meaning
5 sensesOf an animal, to touch (something) with a paw.
(transitive)Of an animal, to dig through (something, such as a garbage can) with paws.
(transitive)Of an animal, to draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot.
(broadly, transitive)To touch (someone) in a sexual way.
touch clumsily
(broadly, transitive)To clumsily dig (through something).
(dated, transitive)To flatter.
Examples
60 sentencesThe cat was licking its paws.
Кіт лизав свої лапи. — deniko
ruКот лизал свои лапы. — soweli_Elepanto
Get your paws off me.
Прибери від мене свої лапи. — deniko
ruУбери от меня свои лапы! — marafon
deNimm deine Pfoten von mir! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Get your paws off of me.
ruУбери от меня свои лапы! — marafon
deNimm deine Pfoten von mir! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Get your dirty paws off me.
I saw a dog with one paw bandaged.
Origin
From Middle English pawe, from Old French poue, poe, from Vulgar Latin *pauta. Further oriFrom Middle English pawe, from Old French poue, poe, from Vulgar Latin *pauta. Further origin unknown, perhaps from Frankish *pōta, from Frankish *pōtōn (“to put, stick, plant”), from Proto-Germanic *putōną, whence also Old English potian (“to push”), pȳtan (“to put out, poke out”). See more at put. Doublet of pote, put, and putt.
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Forms
paws, pawing, pawed, pawedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle