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clawed

verb

Meaning

  1. To scratch or to tear at.
  2. To use the claws to seize, to grip.
  3. To use the claws to climb.
  4. To perform a claw catch.
  5. To move with one's fingertips.
  6. To relieve uneasy feeling, such as an itch, by scratching; hence, to humor or flatter, to court someone.
  7. Having claws (of animals)

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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