Noun

• S: (n) paw (a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped)
• direct hyponym / full hyponym
• part meronym
• S: (n) pad (the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) animal foot, foot (the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings)
• part holonym
• derivationally related form
• S: (n) hand, manus, mitt, paw (the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb) "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"

Verb

• S: (v) paw (scrape with the paws) "The bear pawed the door"
• S: (v) paw (touch clumsily) "The man tried to paw her"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) 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"
• S: (v) paw (touch clumsily) "The man tried to paw her"
• S: (v) grope (fondle for sexual pleasure) "He made some sexual advances at the woman in his office and groped her repeatedly"
• S: (v) dandle (pet) "the grandfather dandled the small child"
• S: (v) pet (stroke or caress in an erotic manner, as during lovemaking)
• S: (v) chuck, pat (pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin)
• S: (v) nuzzle, nose (rub noses)
• S: (v) pet (stroke or caress gently) "pet the lamb"
• S: (v) tickle (touch or stroke lightly) "The grass tickled her calves"
• entailment
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame