paw
paw
(pô)n.
1. The foot of an animal, especially a quadruped, that has claws or nails.
2. Informal A human hand, especially a large clumsy one: "Lennie dabbled his big paw in the water" (John Steinbeck).
v. pawed, paw·ing, paws
v.tr.
1. To feel or strike with the paw or paws.
2. To strike or scrape with a beating motion: The bull pawed the ground before charging.
3.
a. To touch or handle clumsily or roughly.
b. To feel or touch (another) in an annoying or unwanted way. See Synonyms at touch.
v.intr.
1. To scrape the ground with the forefeet: The horse pawed restlessly.
2. To handle someone or something clumsily, rudely, or with too much familiarity: Don't paw at everything you see.
[Middle English pawe, from Old French powe.]
paw′er n.
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paw
(pɔː)n
1. (Zoology) any of the feet of a four-legged mammal, bearing claws or nails
2. informal a hand, esp one that is large, clumsy, etc
vb
3. (Zoology) to scrape or contaminate with the paws or feet
4. (tr) informal to touch or caress in a clumsy, rough, or overfamiliar manner; maul
[C13: via Old French from Germanic; related to Middle Dutch pōte, German Pfote]
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paw
(pɔ)n.
1. the foot of an animal that has claws; broadly, the foot of a quadruped.
2. Informal. the human hand, esp. one that is large, rough, or clumsy.
v.t.3. to strike or scrape with the paws or feet.
4. to handle or caress clumsily, rudely, or with unwelcome familiarity.
v.i.5. to beat or scrape the floor, ground, etc., with the paws or feet.
6. to use one's hands in an awkward manner.
[1300–50; Middle English pawe, variant of powe < Middle French poue (c. Occitan pauta) < Germanic; compare Dutch poot, German Pfote]
paw′er, n.
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paw
Past participle: pawed
Gerund: pawing
| Imperative |
|---|
| paw |
| paw |
| Present |
|---|
| I paw |
| you paw |
| he/she/it paws |
| we paw |
| you paw |
| they paw |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I pawed |
| you pawed |
| he/she/it pawed |
| we pawed |
| you pawed |
| they pawed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am pawing |
| you are pawing |
| he/she/it is pawing |
| we are pawing |
| you are pawing |
| they are pawing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have pawed |
| you have pawed |
| he/she/it has pawed |
| we have pawed |
| you have pawed |
| they have pawed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was pawing |
| you were pawing |
| he/she/it was pawing |
| we were pawing |
| you were pawing |
| they were pawing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had pawed |
| you had pawed |
| he/she/it had pawed |
| we had pawed |
| you had pawed |
| they had pawed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will paw |
| you will paw |
| he/she/it will paw |
| we will paw |
| you will paw |
| they will paw |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have pawed |
| you will have pawed |
| he/she/it will have pawed |
| we will have pawed |
| you will have pawed |
| they will have pawed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be pawing |
| you will be pawing |
| he/she/it will be pawing |
| we will be pawing |
| you will be pawing |
| they will be pawing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been pawing |
| you have been pawing |
| he/she/it has been pawing |
| we have been pawing |
| you have been pawing |
| they have been pawing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been pawing |
| you will have been pawing |
| he/she/it will have been pawing |
| we will have been pawing |
| you will have been pawing |
| they will have been pawing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been pawing |
| you had been pawing |
| he/she/it had been pawing |
| we had been pawing |
| you had been pawing |
| they had been pawing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would paw |
| you would paw |
| he/she/it would paw |
| we would paw |
| you would paw |
| they would paw |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have pawed |
| you would have pawed |
| he/she/it would have pawed |
| we would have pawed |
| you would have pawed |
| they would have pawed |
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PAW
Parents are watching
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. |  paw - a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadrupedcanid, canine - any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles felid, feline - any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws animal foot, foot - the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings forepaw - front paw; analogous to the human hand pad - the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger |
| 2. |  paw - the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"human, human being, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage arteria digitalis, digital arteries - arteries in the hand and foot that supply the fingers and toes arteria metacarpea, metacarpal artery - dorsal and palmar arteries of the hand intercapitular vein, vena intercapitalis - veins connecting the dorsal and palmar veins of the hand or the dorsal and plantar veins of the foot metacarpal vein, vena metacarpus - dorsal and palmar veins of the hand arm - a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb clenched fist, fist - a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting) hooks, maulers, meat hooks - large strong hand (as of a fighter); "wait till I get my hooks on him" right hand, right - the hand that is on the right side of the body; "he writes with his right hand but pitches with his left"; "hit him with quick rights to the body" left hand, left - the hand that is on the left side of the body; "jab with your left" palm, thenar - the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers finger - any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin" extremity - that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso ball - a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass; "the ball at the base of the thumb"; "he stood on the balls of his feet" metacarpus - the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges | |
| Verb | 1. | paw - scrape with the paws; "The bear pawed the door" scrape, grate - scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair" |
| 2. | paw - touch clumsily; "The man tried to paw her" caress, fondle - touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner; "He caressed her face"; "They fondled in the back seat of the taxi" |
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paw
verb (Informal)
1. manhandle, grab, maul, molest, handle roughly Women do not want to be pawed by the men they work with.
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Translations
hrabat kopytypackasekat tlapoutlapatlapka
poteskrabedaskelab
käpälätassu
šapa
mancsmancsát ráteszikapálja a földet
krafsalöpp, loppa, hrammurslá til meî loppu
動物の足穴を掘る足で押す足の裏
동물의 발
draskyti letenakasti kanopasuduoti letena
aiztikt/grābt ar ķepukārpītķepa
labă
drapkať labkouhrabať kopytamilab a
šapa
tass
อุ้งเท้า
chân động vật
paw
[pɔː]
A. N
2. (= hand) → manaza f
C. VI to paw at sth [animal] → tocar algo con la pata; (to wound) → dar zarpazos a algo
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paw
1
n (of animal) → Pfote f; (of lion, bear) → Pranke f, → Tatze f; (pej inf: = hand) → Pfote f (inf); keep your paws off! → Pfoten weg! (inf)
paw
2
n (US dial inf) → Pa m (inf)
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paw
(poː) nounthe foot of an animal with claws or nails. The dog had a thorn in its paw.
verb1. (of an animal) to touch, hit etc (usually several times) with a paw or paws. The cat was pawing (at) the dead mouse.
2. (of an animal) to hit (the ground, usually several times) with a hoof, usually a front hoof. The horse pawed (at) the ground.
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→ كَفُّ الْـحَيَوَانِ tlapa pote Pfote πατούσα pata, zarpa käpälä patte šapa zampa 動物の足 동물의 발 klauw pote łapa pata лапа tass อุ้งเท้า pençe chân động vật 爪Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009