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claw
noun as in nail of animal; tool shaped like nail of an animal
Example Sentences
Bin bags on pavements are a familiar sight where Mr Frémond lives - as in many cities - their contents often strewn across the street; the result of vermin clawing them as they wait to be collected.
Stocks quickly pared much of their losses, clawing back enough ground for major indexes to finish the week mixed.
Dispensaries struggle to claw back market share from illicit smoke shops, which charge lower prices.
One turns around slowly, pantomimes being shot, and carefully, deliberately, arches himself backward, clawing at the air before a stunt coordinator helps ease him toward a black mattress.
First Brands is now in chapter 11 proceedings and creditors are at the start of trying to claw back around $11 billion.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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