claw
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5.6
- noun
- /klɔ/
- They'd design A sky crane similar to the claw machine at toy stores.
- a claw hammer
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- You see the the claw that caught the rocket?
- So what that does is the the bottom claw pulls the in the frame into place.
- So not only does the rope and with the hook pull out of the claw, but it mangles the claw.
- So this the claw, like that's perfect right there.
Examples
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REVEAL a mechanical claw above the ring, hanging from a crane.
Fiction book (1992) -
Will watches the Claw reach in and grab the massive crossbeam.
Fiction book (1996) -
When it worked, it was a cold blue claw, and she could hook things with it.
Fiction book (1995) -
Someone took this claw from my locker.
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Returning to the trap door, Jeff inserts the claw in the padlock and tries to pry it open.
Fiction book (1997) -
The homing device glistens like an aluminum pea in a tiny claw at the end of the tentacle.
Fiction book (1990) -
Roger leaped back, startled, and stubbed his toe painfully against the protruding claw foot of the ancient bath.
Fiction book (1992) -
The robot's claw successfully picked up the heavy box from the floor.
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In the mechanical workshop, the technician adjusted the claw to improve its grip on various objects.
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The crane's claw carefully lifted debris from the construction site to clear the area.
Synonyms
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1.0
A curved piece used to catch or hang things
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7.4
A tool with hooks used to grab and lift things
9
5.7
A set of hooks on a rope used to catch and hold things like a wall or ship
2
7.2
A machine tool that holds things to lift or move them
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4.1
A machine part that holds or picks up objects firmly, like on a robot arm
A tool for holding or lifting things safely
Idioms
- Literature
Act in a very fierce and aggressive way when trying to keep or get something
Compounds
- Specialized
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8.3
A plant or extract used as a medicine for inflammation and to help the immune system
- US
1
9.1
A plant with pale flowers spotted purple and a long curved seed pod like a claw
- South African
1
7.8
A plant from southern Africa whose root is used to reduce swelling and joint pain
A plant that lives one year with pale flowers marked with purple and a long curved seed pod
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Etymology
Claw comes from the old English clawu 'hook', and people used the same idea for tools. So a hammer's claw or a machine's claw is a hooked part used to pull, hold, or lift things.