Noun

• S: (n) claw (sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles)
• S: (n) hook, claw (a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something)
• S: (n) claw, chela, nipper, pincer (a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods)
• S: (n) claw (a bird's foot)

Verb

• S: (v) claw (move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging) "They clawed their way to the top of the mountain"
• S: (v) claw (clutch as if in panic) "She clawed the doorknob"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) seize, prehend, clutch (take hold of; grab) "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"
• S: (v) nab (seize suddenly)
• S: (v) rack (seize together, as of parallel ropes of a tackle in order to prevent running through the block)
• S: (v) claw (clutch as if in panic) "She clawed the doorknob"
• S: (v) collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop (take into custody) "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
• S: (v) get, catch, capture (succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase) "We finally got the suspect"; "Did you catch the thief?"
• S: (v) collar (seize by the neck or collar)
• S: (v) clasp (grasp firmly) "The child clasped my hands"
• S: (v) grip (hold fast or firmly) "He gripped the steering wheel"
• S: (v) grab (take or grasp suddenly) "She grabbed the child's hand and ran out of the room"
• S: (v) catch, grab, take hold of (take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of) "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"
• S: (v) snatch, snatch up, snap (to grasp hastily or eagerly) "Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone"
• S: (v) clench, clinch (hold in a tight grasp) "clench a steering wheel"
• S: (v) grapple, grip (to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match) "the two men grappled with each other for several minutes"
• sentence frame
• S: (v) claw (scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails)
• S: (v) claw (attack as if with claws) "The politician clawed his rival"