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Definitions for Paw

[1] the foot of an animal having claws.
[2] the foot of any animal.
[3] Informal . the human hand, especially one that is large, rough, or clumsy: Keep your paws off my property.
[4] to strike or scrape with the paws or feet: a dog pawing the door.
[5] Informal . to handle or caress clumsily, rudely, or with unwelcome familiarity.
[6] to beat or scrape the floor, ground, etc., with the paws or feet.
[7] Informal . to handle or caress someone or something in a clumsy or rude manner or with unwelcome familiarity.
[8] father; pa.
[9] any of the feet of a four-legged mammal, bearing claws or nails
[10] informal a hand, esp one that is large, clumsy, etc
[11] to scrape or contaminate with the paws or feet
[12] (tr) informal to touch or caress in a clumsy, rough, or overfamiliar manner; maul

Words related to Paw

fondle, feel, scratch, slap, stroke, hit, molest, smite, pat, finger, rasp, handle, rub, rake, palpate, grate, grope, search, clutch, dig

Words nearby Paw

pavlovian conditioning, pavo, pavonine, pavor nocturnus, pavé, paw, pawky, pawl, pawn, pawn off, pawn ticket

Origin of Paw

21900–05, Americanism ; earlier and dial. pronunciation of pa, reflecting the now lapsed constraint against a maximally open back vowel in an open stressed final syllable

Words that may be confused with Paw

paw, poor, pore, pause, paws, pores, pours

Other words from Paw

paw·er , noun
un·pawed , adjective

Word origin for Paw

C13: via Old French from Germanic; related to Middle Dutch pōte, German Pfote

Synonyms for Paw

fondle, clap, claw, clutch, dig, feel, finger, grab, grate, grope, handle, hit, maul, molest, palpate, pat, rake, rasp, rub, scratch, search, slap, smite, stroke