Difference between Claw and Paw

What is the difference between Claw and Paw?

Claw as a verb is to scratch or to tear at. while Paw as a verb is to go through something (such as a garbage can) with paws

Claw

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To scratch or to tear at. To use the claws to seize, to grip. To use the claws to climb.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird. A foot equipped with such. The pincer of a crustacean or other arthropod. A mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting. The act of catching a ball overhand.

Paw

Part of speech: noun

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

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To go through something (such as a garbage can) with pawsTo gently push on something with a paw.To clumsily dig through something.

We hope you now know whether to use Claw or Paw in your sentence.

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