clawed

clawed
claw ► NOUN 1) a curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot in birds, lizards, and some mammals. 2) the pincer of a crab, scorpion, or other arthropod.
► VERB 1) scratch or tear at with the claws or fingernails. 2) (claw away) try desperately to move (something) with the hands. 3) (claw one's way) haul oneself forward with one's hands. 4) (claw back) regain or recover (money, power, etc.) laboriously or harshly.
● get one's claws into — Cf. ↑get one's claws into
DERIVATIVES clawed adjective.
ORIGIN Old English.

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