Definitions for paw
pɔpaw

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. pawnoun

   a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped

2. hand, manus, mitt, pawverb

   the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

   "he had the hands of a surgeon"; "he extended his mitt"

3. pawverb

   scrape with the paws

   "The bear pawed the door"

4. pawverb

   touch clumsily

   "The man tried to paw her"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PAWnoun

   Etymology: pawen, Welsh.

   1. The foot of a beast of prey.

   One chose his ground,
   Whence rushing he might surest seize them both
   Grip’d in each paw. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

   The bee and serpent know their stings, and the bear the use of his paws. Henry More, Antidote against Atheism.

   If lions had been brought up to painting, where you have one lion under the feet of a man, you should have had twenty men under the paw of a lion. Roger L'Estrange.

   Each claims possession,
   Both their paws are fastened on the prey. Dryden.

   2. Hand. In contempt.

   Be civil to the wretch imploring,
   And lay your paws upon him without roaring. Dryden.

2. To Pawverb

   1. To strike with a draught of the fore foot.

   His hot courser paw’d th’ Hungarian plain,
   And adverse legions stood the shock in vain. Thomas Tickell.

   2. To handle roughly.3.To fawn; to flatter. Robert Ainsworth

3. To Pawverb

   To draw the fore foot along the ground.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   The fiery courser, when he hears from far,
   The sprightly trumpets and the shouts of war,
   Pricks up his ears, and trembling with delight
   Shifts place, and paws, and hopes the promis’d fight. Dryden.

   Th’ impatient courser pants in every vein,
   And pawing, seems to beat the distant plain,
   Hills, vales, and floods appear already cross’d,
   And ere he starts, a thousand steps are lost. Alexander Pope.

   Once, a fiery horse, pawing with his hoof, struck a hole in my handkerchief. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PAW

   A paw is the soft foot of a mammal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. paw

   A paw is the soft foot of a mammal, typically a quadruped, that has claws or nails. This includes animals such as dogs, cats, bears, and rodents. Features usually include pads for cushioning, and may also have dewclaws. In a broader or informal sense, it can often refer to the foot of any animal.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pawnoun

   the foot of a quadruped having claws, as the lion, dog, cat, etc

2. Pawnoun

   the hand

3. Pawverb

   to draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot

4. Pawverb

   to pass the paw over; to stroke or handle with the paws; hence, to handle fondly or rudely

5. Pawverb

   to scrape or beat with the forefoot

6. Etymology: [OE. pawe, poue, OF. poe: cf. patte, LG. pote, D. poot, G. pfote.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Paw

   A paw is the soft foot of a mammal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails. A hard foot is called a hoof. An animal's front paw is known as a forepaw. Paws are used to pad feet for walking and increase friction.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Paw

   paw, n. the foot of a beast of prey having claws: the hand, used in contempt.—v.i. to draw the forefoot along the ground like a horse.—v.t. to scrape with the forefoot: to handle with the paws: to handle roughly: to flatter.—adj. Pawed, having paws: broad-footed. [O. Fr. poe, powe, prob. Teut.; cf. Dut. poot, Ger. pfote. Perh. related to O. Fr. pate (cf. Patrol). But perh. Celt., as W. pawen, a paw.]

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1. paw

   Song lyrics by paw -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by paw on the Lyrics.com website.

2. PAW

   What does PAW stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the PAW acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PAW

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Paw is ranked #13642 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Paw surname appeared 2,220 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Paw.
   
   95% or 2,110 total occurrences were Asian.
   2.4% or 55 total occurrences were White.
   1.4% or 31 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 17 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.3% or 7 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Animal Foot
   • Caress
   • Scrape

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Anagrams for paw »

1. wap

How to pronounce paw?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say paw in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of paw in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of paw in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of paw in a Sentence

1. Andel Kindell:

   The app said the signal was weak, that’s when I twigged it was underground. Then the vet told me Alex’s right paw wound was caused by a bite and the collar must be inside the rat.

2. Hampton Jr.:

   We attempt Best Supporting Actor to not walk in the footsteps but in their Black Panther Party paw steps, and not just in theory, not in a romanticized type of way( but) with our programs, with our criticisms, with our self-criticisms, with our struggles, our politics of internationalism, with the present-day Rainbow Coalition, with the Triple Cs -- the children, community and Black Panther Party Cubs -- supplying services for the people, not in a charity type of way but where people themselves can get involved and fight for their own self-determination.

3. Princess Anne:

   When I appear in public, people expect me to neigh, grind my teeth paw the ground and swish my tail --- none of which is easy.

4. Dave Chernosky:

   We looked at each other, and he just smacked me in the side of the head and spun me around and got me again on the back, i literally heard it crack on my head. A bear paw is not soft and cushy.

5. Protection District -RRB- Denney:

   New appliances are being seen with touch controls that activate by the simple touch of a finger. An animal’s paw can also activate these types of controls, please use built in safety’s if available on appliances when not in use and accessible by children and/or animals.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=paw
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=paw
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paw
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paw
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=paw
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=paw
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=paw