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paw

paw [ paw ]


noun  (plural paws)
Definition:
 
1. animal's foot: the foot of a four-legged mammal, usually having claws or nails

2. human hand: a human hand, especially one that is large or clumsy ( informal )



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle pawed, present participle paw·ing, 3rd person present singular paws)
Definition:
 
1. strike something repeatedly with paw: to scrape or strike something repeatedly with a paw or hoof

2. touch somebody clumsily: to touch somebody or something, or caress somebody, roughly or rudely with the hands

[13th century. Via Old French powe< Frankish]
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