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| paw [ paw ] |
noun (plural paws) |
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1. animal's foot: the foot of a four-legged mammal, usually having claws or nails
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2. human hand: a human hand, especially one that is large or clumsy
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle pawed, present participle paw·ing, 3rd person present singular paws) |
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1. strike something repeatedly with paw: to scrape or strike something repeatedly with a paw or hoof
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2. touch somebody clumsily: to touch somebody or something, or caress somebody, roughly or rudely with the hands
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| [13th century. Via Old French powe< Frankish] |
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