The sharp hooked nail of a beast, bird or other animal. Every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud--ye shall eat. Deuteronomy 14:6. His nails were grown like birds’ claws. Daniel 4:33.

The whole foot of an animal armed with hooked nails.

The hand, in contempt.

To pull, tear or scratch with the nails.

To scratch or tear in general; to tickle.

To flatter. To claw off or away,

To scold or rail at.

In seamanship, to turn to windward and beat, to prevent falling on a lee shore.

In vulgar language, to scratch away; to get off or escape.