paw

About 1.46 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. symbol ISO 639-3 language code for Pawnee.
2. noun The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.
3. noun A hand.

   Get your grubby paws off my things!

4. verb Of an animal, to touch (something) with a paw. Of an animal, to dig through (something, such as a garbage can) with paws. Of an animal, to draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot.
5. verb Of an animal, to dig through (something, such as a garbage can) with paws.
6. verb Of an animal, to draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot.
7. verb To touch (someone) in a sexual way.
8. verb To clumsily dig (through something).

Similar words

hand manus mitt mauler hook foot leg limb claw knee

Often followed by

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Word family

pawed pawing paws