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P0123800 (pô)n.1. The foot of an animal, especially a quadruped, that has claws or nails.2. Informal A human hand, especially a large clumsy one: "Lennie dabbled his big paw in the water" (John Steinbeck).v. pawed, paw·ing, paws v.tr.1. To feel or strike with the paw or paws.2. To strike or scrape with a beating motion: The bull pawed the ground before charging.3. a. To touch or handle clumsily or roughly.b. To feel or touch (another) in an annoying or unwanted way. See Synonyms at touch.v.intr.1. To scrape the ground with the forefeet: The horse pawed restlessly.2. To handle someone or something clumsily, rudely, or with too much familiarity: Don't paw at everything you see.

[Middle English pawe, from Old French powe.]

paw′er n.

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(pɔː) n1. (Zoology) any of the feet of a four-legged mammal, bearing claws or nails2. informal a hand, esp one that is large, clumsy, etcvb3. (Zoology) to scrape or contaminate with the paws or feet4. (tr) informal to touch or caress in a clumsy, rough, or overfamiliar manner; maul[C13: via Old French from Germanic; related to Middle Dutch pōte, German Pfote]

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n. 1. the foot of an animal that has claws; broadly, the foot of a quadruped. 2. Informal. the human hand, esp. one that is large, rough, or clumsy. v.t. 3. to strike or scrape with the paws or feet. 4. to handle or caress clumsily, rudely, or with unwelcome familiarity. v.i. 5. to beat or scrape the floor, ground, etc., with the paws or feet. 6. to use one's hands in an awkward manner. [1300–50; Middle English pawe, variant of powe < Middle French poue (c. Occitan pauta) < Germanic; compare Dutch poot, German Pfote] paw′er, n.

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Past participle: pawed
Gerund: pawing

Imperative
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paw

Present
I paw
you paw
he/she/it paws
we paw
you paw
they paw

Preterite
I pawed
you pawed
he/she/it pawed
we pawed
you pawed
they pawed

Present Continuous
I am pawing
you are pawing
he/she/it is pawing
we are pawing
you are pawing
they are pawing

Present Perfect
I have pawed
you have pawed
he/she/it has pawed
we have pawed
you have pawed
they have pawed

Past Continuous
I was pawing
you were pawing
he/she/it was pawing
we were pawing
you were pawing
they were pawing

Past Perfect
I had pawed
you had pawed
he/she/it had pawed
we had pawed
you had pawed
they had pawed

Future
I will paw
you will paw
he/she/it will paw
we will paw
you will paw
they will paw

Future Perfect
I will have pawed
you will have pawed
he/she/it will have pawed
we will have pawed
you will have pawed
they will have pawed

Future Continuous
I will be pawing
you will be pawing
he/she/it will be pawing
we will be pawing
you will be pawing
they will be pawing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been pawing
you have been pawing
he/she/it has been pawing
we have been pawing
you have been pawing
they have been pawing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been pawing
you will have been pawing
he/she/it will have been pawing
we will have been pawing
you will have been pawing
they will have been pawing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been pawing
you had been pawing
he/she/it had been pawing
we had been pawing
you had been pawing
they had been pawing

Conditional
I would paw
you would paw
he/she/it would paw
we would paw
you would paw
they would paw

Past Conditional
I would have pawed
you would have pawed
he/she/it would have pawed
we would have pawed
you would have pawed
they would have pawed

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	paw - a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadrupedcanid, canine - any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzlesfelid, feline - any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile clawsanimal foot, foot - the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beingsforepaw - front paw; analogous to the human handpad - the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger
	2.	paw - the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"hand, manus, mitthuman, human being, homo, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriagearteria digitalis, digital arteries - arteries in the hand and foot that supply the fingers and toesarteria metacarpea, metacarpal artery - dorsal and palmar arteries of the handintercapitular vein, vena intercapitalis - veins connecting the dorsal and palmar veins of the hand or the dorsal and plantar veins of the footmetacarpal vein, vena metacarpus - dorsal and palmar veins of the handarm - a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limbclenched fist, fist - a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)hooks, maulers, meat hooks - large strong hand (as of a fighter); "wait till I get my hooks on him"right hand, right - the hand that is on the right side of the body; "he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left"; "hit him with quick rights to the body"left hand, left - the hand that is on the left side of the body; "jab with your left"palm, thenar - the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingersfinger - any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin"extremity - that part of a limb that is farthest from the torsoball - a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; "the ball at the base of the thumb"; "he stood on the balls of his feet"metacarpus - the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges
Verb	1.	paw - scrape with the paws; "The bear pawed the door"scrape, grate - scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair"
	2.	paw - touch clumsily; "The man tried to paw her"caress, fondle - touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They fondled in the back seat of the taxi"

paw

noun (Informal)1. hand, palm, mitt (slang) He shook her hand with his big paw.verb (Informal)1. manhandle, grab, maul, molest, handle roughly Women do not want to be pawed by the men they work with.

Translations

抓爪用脚爪扒脚爪

paw

(poː) noun the foot of an animal with claws or nails. The dog had a thorn in its paw.脚爪 verb1. (of an animal) to touch, hit etc (usually several times) with a paw or paws. The cat was pawing (at) the dead mouse.抓2. (of an animal) to hit (the ground, usually several times) with a hoof, usually a front hoof. The horse pawed (at) the ground. （用脚爪）扒

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cat's-paw

A person who is used by another to achieve some end, especially in a duplicitous or cynical manner. Taken from a fable about a monkey who uses a cat's paw to retrieve chestnuts from a fire. I thought that Jake really loved me, but in the end, I was just a cat's-paw so he could stir up jealousy in his ex-boyfriend.

keep (one's) paws off (something or someone)

1. To refrain from touching or handling (something or someone). Usually said imperatively. You kids keep your paws off those cookies. They're for after dinner! I told you I wasn't interested, so keep your paws off me, you creep! That car is brand new, so keep your paws off!2. To refrain from becoming involved with or attempting to take or control (something or someone). Usually said imperatively. That rotten bank had better keep its paws off my land! Listen, buddy, keep your paws off my sister, you hear?See also: keep, off, paw

paw at (someone or something)

1. Of an animal, to lightly hit or scrape someone or something repeatedly with its paws. The dog keeps pawing at the same spot on the carpet. Something must be underneath it. Your cat's been pawing at me for the last twenty minutes. I wish it would leave me alone!2. To touch or grab at someone or something with one's hands in a rude, clumsy, or overly familiar manner. As soon as he started pawing at me during the movie, I knew the date was over. Stop pawing at the remote control—you can have it as soon as my show is finished!See also: paw

cat's paw

A dupe or tool for another, a sucker, as in You always try to make a cat's paw of me, but I refuse to do any more of your work. This term alludes to a very old tale about a monkey that persuades a cat to pull chestnuts out of the fire so as to avoid burning its own paws. The story dates from the 16th century and versions of it (some with a dog) exist in many languages. See also: paw

paw at

v.1. To strike or scrape something repeatedly with a paw or paws: The cat pawed at the ball of string and chased it around the room.2. To handle someone or something clumsily, rudely, or with too much familiarity: Stop pawing at all the fruit in the store! I was annoyed because my date kept pawing at me.See also: paw

paw

1. n. someone’s hand. (Jocular.) Get your paws off me! 2. tv. to feel someone or handle someone sexually. If you paw me again, I’ll slap you! 3. tv. to touch someone more than is necessary or desired, without any sexual intent. I don’t like for people to paw me while they’re shaking hands. There is no reason to shake my shoulder, too.

cat's paw, (be made) a

A dupe, a sucker who does another person’s dirty work. The term comes from an ancient tale about a monkey who wanted to get some roasted chestnuts out of the fire and, not wanting to burn his own fingers, got his friend the cat to use his paws for this purpose. There are numerous versions of the story in various languages; often it is a dog that is made the dupe, but in English it is the cat’s paw that has stuck over the years. Also see pull the chestnuts.

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noun hand

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verb manhandle

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noun a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped

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noun the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

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verb scrape with the paws

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verb touch clumsily

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