Found 3 items, similar to clawing.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: claw
cakar, ceker, gerutan, kuku, mencakar
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: claw
claw
n 1: sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some
mammals or reptiles
2: a mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or
hold or pull something [syn:
hook]
3: a structure like a pincer on the limb of a crustacean or
other arthropods [syn:
chela,
nipper,
pincer]
4: a bird's foot that has claws
v 1: move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging;
“They clawed
their way to the top of the mountain”
2: clutch as if in panic;
“She clawed the doorknob”
3: scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails
4: attack as if with claws;
“The politician clawed his rival”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Clawing
Claw
\Claw\ (kl[add]), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Clawed (kl[add]d);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Clawing.] [AS. clawan. See
Claw, n.]
1. To pull, tear, or scratch with, or as with, claws or
nails.
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2. To relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching;
to tickle; hence, to flatter; to court. [Obs.]
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Rich men they claw, soothe up, and flatter; the poor
they contemn and despise. --Holland.
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3. To rail at; to scold. [Obs.]
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In the aforesaid preamble, the king fairly claweth
the great monasteries, wherein, saith he, religion,
thanks be to God, is right well kept and observed;
though he claweth them soon after in another
acceptation. --T. Fuller
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Claw me, claw thee, stand by me and I will stand by you; --
an old proverb. --Tyndale.
To claw away, to scold or revile.
“The jade Fortune is to
be clawed away for it, if you should lose it.”
--L'Estrange.
To claw (one) on the back, to tickle; to express
approbation. (Obs.) --Chaucer.
To claw (one) on the gall, to find fault with; to vex.
[Obs.] --Chaucer.
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