ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Paw', Synonyms of 'Paw' & More on 'Paw'

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

paw
    n 1: a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
    2: the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the
       hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" [syn: hand,
       manus, mitt, paw]
    v 1: scrape with the paws; "The bear pawed the door"
    2: touch clumsily; "The man tried to paw her"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Paw \Paw\, v. i.
   To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with
   the forefoot. --Job xxxix. 21.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Paw \Paw\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pawed; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Pawing.]
   1. To pass the paw over; to stroke or handle with the paws;
      hence, to handle fondly or rudely.
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   2. To scrape or beat with the forefoot.
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            His hot courser pawed the Hungarian plane.
                                                  --Tickell.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Paw \Paw\ (p[add]), n. [OE. pawe, poue, OF. poe: cf. patte, LG.
   pote, D. poot, G. pfote.]
   1. The foot of a quadruped having claws, as the lion, dog,
      cat, etc.
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   2. The hand. [Jocose] --Dryden.
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   Paw clam (Zool.), the tridacna; -- so called because shaped
      like an animal's paw.
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5. The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018)

PAW

    Physics Analysis Workbench.

Thesaurus Results for PAW:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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