[paw] n [ME, fr. MF poue] (14c) 1: the foot of a quadruped (as a lion or dog) that has claws; broadly: the foot of an animal
2: a human hand esp. when large or clumsy
[2]paw vt (15c) 1: to touch or strike at with a paw
2: to feel or touch clumsily, rudely, or sexually
3: to scrape or beat with or as if with a hoof
4: to flail at or grab for wildly ~ vi 1: to beat or scrape something with or as if with a hoof
2: to touch or strike with a paw
3: to feel or touch someone or something clumsily, rudely, or sexually
4: to flail or grab wildly