paw
(noun) a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
hand, manus, mitt, paw
(noun) the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb; āhe had the hands of a surgeonā; āhe extended his mittā
paw
(verb) touch clumsily; āThe man tried to paw herā
paw
(verb) scrape with the paws; āThe bear pawed the doorā
Source: WordNetĀ® 3.1
paw (plural paws)
The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.
Synonyms: hand, foot
Hypernym: limb extremity
Meronyms: claw, finger
Holonym: limb
(humorous) A hand.
ā¢ hoof, talon
paw (third-person singular simple present paws, present participle pawing, simple past and past participle pawed)
(of an animal) To go through something (such as a garbage can) with paws.
Hypernym: handle
(of an animal) To gently push on something with a paw.
Hypernym: touch
(of an animal) To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot.
(by extension) To touch someone in a sexual way.
(by extension) To clumsily dig through something.
(transitive, dated) To flatter.
The word probably has an origin in baby talk: see āpaā.
paw (plural paws)
(nonstandard or rural) Father; pa.
Synonyms: pawpaw, pa, papa, father, dad, daddy, pappy
Hypernym: parent
Hyponym: step-paw
Coordinate terms: maw, brother, sis, sissy
ā¢ APW, AWP, PWA, WAP, WPA, wap
PAW (countable and uncountable, plural PAWs)
(uncountable) Abbreviation of plasma arc welding. (an arc welding technology)
Synonym: PAW welding
(countable) Abbreviation of plasma arc weld. (a weld created with the PAW process)
Synonym: PAW weld
ā¢ (PAW welding)
(PAW welding)
ā¢ / keyhole PAW
ā¢ micro-PAW
(PAW welding)
TIG welding / TIG / tungsten inert gas welding
K-TIG welding / K-TIG / keyhole TIG welding
P-TIG welding / P-TIG / pulsed TIG welding
MIG welding / MIG / metal inert gas welding
MAG welding / MAG / metal active gas welding
ā¢ APW, AWP, PWA, WAP, WPA, wap
Source: Wiktionary
Paw, n. Etym: [OE. pawe, poue, OF. poe: cf. patte, LG. pote, D. poot, G. pfote.]
1. The foot of a quadruped having claws, as the lion, dog, cat, etc.
2. The hand. [Jocose] Dryden. Paw clam (Zoƶl.), the tridacna; -- so called because shaped like an animal's paw.
Paw, v. i.
Definition: To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot. Job xxxix. 21.
Paw, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Pawing.]
1. To pass the paw over; to stroke or handle with the paws; hence, to handle fondly or rudely.
2. To scrape or beat with the forefoot. His hot courser pawed the Hungarian plane. Tickell.
Source: Websterās Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; ātheir business venture was doomed from the startā; āan ill-fated business ventureā; āan ill-starred romanceā; āthe unlucky prisoner was again put in ironsā- W.H.Prescott
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