| 单词 | claw |
| 释义 | claw n. & v. --n 1. a a pointed horny nail on an animal's or bird's foot. b a foot armed with claws. 2. the pincers of a shellfish. 3. a device for grappling, holding, etc. --v 1. tr. & intr. scratch, maul, or pull (a person or thing) with claws. 2. tr. & intr. Sc. scratch gently. 3. intr. Naut. beat to windward. Phrases and idioms claw back 1. regain laboriously or gradually. 2. recover (money paid out) from another source (e.g. taxation). claw-back n. 1. the act of clawing back. 2. money recovered in this way. claw-hammer a hammer with one side of the head forked for extracting nails. Derivatives clawed adj. (also in comb.). clawer n. clawless adj. Etymology: OE clawu, clawian |
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