paw

paw  (pô)

n.

1. The foot of an animal, especially a quadruped, that has claws or nails.

2. Informal A human hand, especially a large clumsy one: "Lennie dabbled his big paw in the water" John Steinbeck.

v. pawed, paw·ing, paws

v.tr.

1. To strike with the paw or paws.

2. To strike or scrape with a beating motion: The bull pawed the ground before charging.

3. To handle clumsily, rudely, or with too much familiarity. See Synonyms at touch.

v.intr.

1. To scrape the ground with the forefeet: The horse pawed restlessly.

2. To handle someone or something clumsily, rudely, or with too much familiarity: Don't paw at everything you see.

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[Middle English pawe, from Old French powe.]

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pawer n.

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paw

Noun

1. a four-legged mammal's foot with claws and pads

2. Informal a hand

Verb

1. to scrape or hit with the paws

2. Informal to touch or caress (someone) in a rough or overfamiliar manner [Germanic]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	paw - a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped canid, canine - any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles felid, feline - any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws animal foot, foot - the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings forepaw - front paw; analogous to the human hand pad - the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger
	2.	paw - the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt" hand, manus, mitt human, human being, homo, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage arteria digitalis, digital arteries - arteries in the hand and foot that supply the fingers and toes arteria metacarpea, metacarpal artery - dorsal and palmar arteries of the hand intercapitular vein, vena intercapitalis - veins connecting the dorsal and palmar veins of the hand or the dorsal and plantar veins of the foot metacarpal vein, vena metacarpus - dorsal and palmar veins of the hand arm - a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb clenched fist, fist - a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting) hooks, maulers, meat hooks - large strong hand (as of a fighter); "wait till I get my hooks on him" right hand, right - the hand that is on the right side of the body; "he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left"; "hit him with quick rights to the body" left hand, left - the hand that is on the left side of the body; "jab with your left" palm, thenar - the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers finger - any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin" extremity - that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso ball - a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; "the ball at the base of the thumb"; "he stood on the balls of his feet" metacarpus - the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges
Verb	1.	paw - scrape with the paws; "The bear pawed the door" scrape, grate - scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair"
	2.	paw - touch clumsily; "The man tried to paw her" caress, fondle - touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They fondled in the back seat of the taxi"

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paw (Informal)

verb manhandle, grab, maul, molest, handle roughly

Translations

paw [pɔː] n → pata (= claw); garra

vt [animal] → tocar con la pata;

(pej) (= touch); tocar, manosear

paw [pɔː] n → patte f

vt → donner un coup de patte à; [person] (pej) → tripoter

paw [pɔː] n [of cat, dog etc] → Pfote f [of lion, bear etc] → Tatze f, Pranke f

vt (pej) (= touch); betatschen;

to paw the ground [animal] → scharren

paw [pɔː] n → zampa

vt → dare una zampata a; [person] (pej) → palpare

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paw

n paw [poː]

the foot of an animal with claws or nails The dog had a thorn in its paw.pootمِخْلَبлапаtlapkalab; potedie Pfoteπατούσα ζώουpata, garra (gato), zarpa (león)käppپنجهkäpäläpatteכַּף רֶגֶל שֶׁל בע”חपंजाšapamancscakarlöpp, loppa, hrammurzampa足(날카로운 발톱이 있는 동물의) 발letenaķepakakipootlabb, potełapapatalabăлапаlab(k)ašapašapatassอุ้งเท้าpençe腳爪лапаدرندے جانور کا پنجہchân脚爪

v

1 (of an animal) to touch, hit etc (usually several times) with a paw or paws The cat was pawing (at) the dead mouse.klou, krap, skropيَضْرب او يَلْمس الأرْض بِمَخالبِهдраскам с лапаsekat tlapou (po)daskebetätschelnαγγίζω με το πόδιtocar con la pata, dar zarpazoskäpaga puudutamaبا پنجه زدنtuuppia käpälälläändonner des coups de patte àלִנגוֹעַ/לִשרוֹט בְּרַגלוֹपंजा मारनाgrubo pipati,grepsti (šapom)mancsát ráteszimencakarslá til (e-s) með loppudare zampate足でかく(동물이) 발로 할퀴다, 발로 긁다grabalioti, grabinėti, draskyti/suduoti letenaaiztikt/grābt ar ķepumencakarklauwenklå, krafseuderzać łapądar patadasa lovi cu labaтрогать, ударять лапойdrapkať labkou (po)udariti s šapoudarati šapomröra vid med tassen (tassarna)ตะกุยpençe vurmak抓скребти лапоюپنجہ مارناcào抓

2 (of an animal) to hit (the ground, usually several times) with a hoof, usually a front hoof The horse pawed (at) the ground.kap, skopيَضْربُ الأرْض بِحَوافِرِهрияhrabat kopytyskrabescharrenχτυπώ με οπλήpiafarmaad kaapimaسم مالیدنkuopiapiafferלִנגוֹעַ בְּרַגלוֹटाप से कुरेदना, टाप मारना, खूंदनाkonj kopka kopitomkapálja a földetmenggaruk-garukkrafsascalpitare足でける(동물이) 앞발로 (땅을) 차다kasti kanopakārpīt (zemi)menghentak-hentak kakinya kestampenskrape, stampegrzebać nogąescarvara lovi cu copitaбить копытомhrabať kopytamigrebstiudarati šapomskrapa med hovenตะปบeşelemek(用腳爪)扒бити копитомکھر سے مارناgõ chân xuống đất（用脚爪）扒