paw

/pษ”ห/

IPA: /P AO1/

noun
  1. 1

    The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.

  2. 2

    A hand.

    โ€œGet your grubby paws off my things!โ€

Synonyms

verb
  1. 1

    (of an animal) To go through something (such as a garbage can) with paws.

  2. 2

    (of an animal) To gently push on something with a paw.

  3. 3

    (of an animal) To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot.

  4. 4

    (by extension) To touch someone in a sexual way.

  5. 5

    (by extension) To clumsily dig through something.

  6. 6

    To flatter.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/paw