noun to rail at; to scold.
2. claw ·noun a sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird.
3. claw ·noun to pull, tear, or scratch with, or as with, claws or nails.
4. claw ·vi to scrape, scratch, or dig with a claw, or with the hand as a claw.
5. claw ·noun a slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, as the base of petals of the pink.
6. claw ·noun the whole foot of an animal armed with hooked nails; the pinchers of a lobster, crab, ·etc.
7. claw ·noun anything resembling the claw of an animal, as the curved and forked end of a hammer for drawing nails.
8. claw ·noun to relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching; to tickle; hence, to flatter; to court.