paw
paw is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The hand. [Jocose] Dryden. Paw clam (Zoöl.), the tridacna; -- so called because shaped like an animal's paw.
- 2.To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot. Job xxxix.
- 3.1. To pass the paw over; to stroke or handle with the paws; hence, to handle fondly or rudely.
- 4.To scrape or beat with the forefoot. His hot courser pawed the Hungarian plane. Tickell.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- antenna
- back
- bait
- bird
- bite
- bond
- captive
- catch
- clench
- clinch
- close
- clutch
- credulous
- cull
- cully
- custody
- detain
- detention
- dupe
- entail
- error
- fall
- fast
- feel
- feeler
- feeling
- finger
- firm
- fist
- flat
- fool
- forceps
- forefinger
- fumble
- gobemouche
- grabble
- grasp
- greenhorn
- grip
- gripe
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is paw.
- What is the hand. [Jocose] Dryden. Paw clam (Zoöl.), the tridacna; -- so called because shaped like an animal's paw called?
- What is to draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot. Job xxxix called?
- What is 1. To pass the paw over; to stroke or handle with the paws; hence, to handle fondly or rudely called?
- What is to scrape or beat with the forefoot. His hot courser pawed the Hungarian plane. Tickell called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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