claw (klô)n.1. A sharp, curved, horny structure at the end of a toe of a vertebrate animal.2. a. A chela or similar pincerlike structure on the end of a limb of a crustacean or arachnid.b. One of one or more small curved structures at the tip of an appendage of an invertebrate, especially an insect or other arthropod.c. A limb terminating in such a structure.3. Something, such as the cleft end of a hammerhead, that resembles a claw.4. Botany A narrowed, stalklike basal part of a petal, sepal, or bract.tr. & intr.v. clawed, claw·ing, claws To scratch, dig, tear, or pull with the claws or fingernails.[Middle English clawe, from Old English clawu.]clawed adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.claw (kl??) n1. (Zoology) a curved pointed horny process on the end of each digit in birds, some reptiles, and certain mammals2. (Zoology) a corresponding structure in some invertebrates, such as the pincer of a crab3. a part or member like a claw in function or appearance4. (Botany) botany the narrow basal part of certain petals and sepalsvb5. to scrape, tear, or dig (something or someone) with claws, etc6. (tr) to create by scratching as with claws: to claw an opening. [Old English clawu; related to Old High German kluwi, Sanskrit glau- ball, sphere] ?clawer n ?clawless adjCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014claw (kl?) n. 1. a sharp, usu. curved, nail on the foot of an animal, as on a cat, dog, or bird. 2. a similar curved process at the end of the leg of an insect. 3. the pincerlike extremity of specific limbs of certain arthropods: lobster claws. 4. any part or thing resembling a claw, as the cleft end of the head of a hammer. v.t. 5. to tear, scratch, seize, pull, etc., with or as if with claws. 6. to make by or as if by scratching, digging, etc., with hands or claws: to claw a hole in the earth. 7. to proceed by or as if by using the hands or claws: They clawed their way through the jungle. v.i. 8. to scratch, tear, pull, or dig with or as if with claws. [before 900; Middle English; Old English clawu, cl?a, c. Old Saxon cl?uua, Old High German chl?wa] claw?er, n. claw?less, adj. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.claw (klô)1. A sharp, curved nail at the end of a toe of a mammal, reptile, or bird.2. A pincer, as of a lobster or crab, used for grasping.The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.clawPast participle: clawedGerund: clawingImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast ConditionalImperativeclawclawPresentI clawyou clawhe/she/it clawswe clawyou clawthey clawPreteriteI clawedyou clawedhe/she/it clawedwe clawedyou clawedthey clawedPresent ContinuousI am clawingyou are clawinghe/she/it is clawingwe are clawingyou are clawingthey are clawingPresent PerfectI have clawedyou have clawedhe/she/it has clawedwe have clawedyou have clawedthey have clawedPast ContinuousI was clawingyou were clawinghe/she/it was clawingwe were clawingyou were clawingthey were clawingPast PerfectI had clawedyou had clawedhe/she/it had clawedwe had clawedyou had clawedthey had clawedFutureI will clawyou will clawhe/she/it will clawwe will clawyou will clawthey will clawFuture PerfectI will have clawedyou will have clawedhe/she/it will have clawedwe will have clawedyou will have clawedthey will have clawedFuture ContinuousI will be clawingyou will be clawinghe/she/it will be clawingwe will be clawingyou will be clawingthey will be clawingPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been clawingyou have been clawinghe/she/it has been clawingwe have been clawingyou have been clawingthey have been clawingFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been clawingyou will have been clawinghe/she/it will have been clawingwe will have been clawingyou will have been clawingthey will have been clawingPast Perfect ContinuousI had been clawingyou had been clawinghe/she/it had been clawingwe had been clawingyou had been clawingthey had been clawingConditionalI would clawyou would clawhe/she/it would clawwe would clawyou would clawthey would clawPast ConditionalI would have clawedyou would have clawedhe/she/it would have clawedwe would have clawedyou would have clawedthey would have clawedCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011