Definition of Paw
Paw
paw
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
the foot of a four-legged animal having pads and claws;
e.g. The dog placed its paw on its owner's leg.
(noun)
(informal) someone's hand, especially when it is clumsy and/or large;
e.g. I warned him not to lay a paw on my work.
(verb)
to touch, feel, scrape, or strike something with a foot, describing an animal's behavior;
e.g. My cat likes to paw my feet when she wants me to hold her. The horse started to nervously paw the ground as we approached.
(verb)
(informal) to touch or feel around for something in a way that is clumsy and/or sexual, often in order to roughly or careless search for something;
e.g. I tried to paw for my keys in the dark, but they weren't where I had left them. He started to paw for her hand, but she moved away from him.
(verb)
to grab wildly at something or broadly, to struggle to reach or hold it;
e.g. She tried to paw for the edge of the branch so she wouldn't fall.
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