claw

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A curved, pointed, horny projection on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
2. 2
   A foot equipped with such.
3. 3
   The pincer (chela) of a crustacean or other arthropod.
4. 4
   A mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.
5. 5
   A human fingernail, particularly one extending well beyond the fingertip.
6. 6
   A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, such as the base of petals of the pink.
7. 7
   The act of catching a ball overhand.
8. 8
   A tree with one internal vertex and three leaves.

Verb

1. 1
   To scratch or to tear at.
2. 2
   To use the claws to seize, to grip.
3. 3
   To use the claws to climb.
4. 4
   To perform a claw catch.
5. 5
   To move with one's fingertips.
6. 6
   To relieve an uneasy feeling, such as an itch, by scratching (someone or something); hence (figuratively), to flatter or humour (someone); to court, to fawn on.
7. 7
   To rail at, revile, or scold (someone or something).
8. 8
   To do (something) quickly.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A surname from Navajo.