claw
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5.6
- noun
- /klɔ/
:
garra
- They'd design A sky crane similar to the claw machine at toy stores.
- a claw hammer
The world's largest claw over at Proto build bar.
- The world's largest claw over at Proto build bar.
- 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
192
1.0
A curved piece used to catch or hang things
15
7.2
A machine tool that holds things to lift or move them
6
7.4
A tool with hooks used to grab and lift things
4
5.7
A set of hooks on a rope used to catch and hold things like a wall or ship
2
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
A plant or extract used as a medicine for inflammation and to help the immune system
A plant that lives one year with pale flowers marked with purple and a long curved seed pod
- South African
A plant from southern Africa whose root is used to reduce swelling and joint pain
How Strong
Surface Forms
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.