a sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird.-the whole foot of an animal armed with hooked nails; the pinchers of a lobster, crab, etc.-anything resembling the claw of an animal, as the curved and forked end of a hammer for drawing nails.-a slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, as the base of petals of the pink.-to pull, tear, or scratch with, or as with, claws or nails.-to relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching; to tickle; hence, to flatter; to court.-to rail at; to scold.-to scrape, scratch, or dig with a claw, or with the hand as a claw.