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Meanings of claw in English
The claw, talon or pincher is essentially a curved taper which is worn in stretched ear lobe piercings.
Synonyms
Examples for "nipper"
Examples for "nipper"
1
Gravely he dismissed the hypothesis of Stevie being a drunken young nipper.
2
He lurched around sightlessly, still swinging and thrusting out his nipper stick.
3
You should have heard that nipper say ''Arf a mo', old un!'
4
Rat's meal! Spitefully he retaliated by deliberately using his nipper stick.
5
One veteran nipper, Brian Thorne, told me, Everyone has a skill.
1
The ends of the lunettes had met, the pincer tips had closed.
2
The pincer was riding high on her neck, tilting her jaw back.
3
Its right pincer had been amputated, just like my right arm.
4
His largest pincer bit into my shoulder; his hollow shout resounded.
5
Providing he ignored the sharp pincer sensation besetting his crotch at every motion.
1
Certain things cannot be revealed until the chela, or pupil, is ready.
2
With these words Babaji placed his healing hand on the chela's disfigured shoulder.
3
A woman chela once asked the guru for his photograph.
4
The chela pointed to a broad-shouldered, fine-featured man with long hair and hoary beard.
5
I put some questions to a near-by woman chela while Ananda Moyi Ma remained entranced.
Usage of claw in English
1
Belinda's hands claw, and so does the wind-whipped surface of the sea.
2
Before it finished falling, another was trying to claw its way past.
3
In Oman, investment companies rallied, helping Muscat's index claw back Wednesday's losses.
4
Even without looking, he knew the colo claw fish was in pursuit.
5
Has he come to try to claw back his shares in Kruger-Brent?
6
A powerful ebony claw reached up, out, and grabbed her left foot.
7
There is a peculiar poison in the claw which is highly dangerous.
8
E claw back some of the money spent on the independent sector.
9
Analysts see two possible paths for Neves to claw back into contention.
10
The under part of the claw was also of a pure white.
11
That may well include claw-backs, he told reporters after the annual meeting.
12
It proved decisive with Martínez Sánchez unable to claw the break back.
13
I looked past the carnage and really tried to see claw marks.
14
It's satisfying to watch your team claw their way up the rankings.
15
There were, in fact, no bear tooth or claw marks at all.
16
Then she became grave again, and laid a claw on my sleeve.
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Claw through the time
Claw across language varieties
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common