Analysis Complete

paw

/ paw /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
Type of:
animal foot foot
Kinds of:
forepaw
Has parts:
canine canid feline
verb Sense 2
touch clumsily
"The man tried to paw her"
Type of:
caress
Derived:
hand manus mitt pawer
Entails:
touch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
scrape with the paws
"The bear pawed the door"
Type of:
scrape grate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 4
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
"he had the hands of a surgeon"
"he extended his mitt"
Type of:
extremity
Kinds of:
fist clenched fist hooks meat hooks maulers
Has parts:
arm homo man
Derived:
pass hand reach pass on turn over
Semantic Complexity
45%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
28
Times Searched
3
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animal foot foot forepaw caress scrape grate extremity fist clenched fist hooks meat hooks maulers