(n.) A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird.
(n.) A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, as the base of petals of the pink.
(n.) Anything resembling the claw of an animal, as the curved and forked end of a hammer for drawing nails.
(n.) The whole foot of an animal armed with hooked nails; the pinchers of a lobster, crab, etc.
(n.) To pull, tear, or scratch with, or as with, claws or nails.
(n.) To rail at; to scold.
(n.) To relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching; to tickle; hence, to flatter; to court.
(v. i.) To scrape, scratch, or dig with a claw, or with the hand as a claw.