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in the PONS Dictionary

I. claw [klɔ:, Am also klɑ:] N

claw of birds of prey, big cats:

claw
Kralle f <-, -n>
claw
Klaue[n] f[pl]
claw (of sea creatures)
Schere[n] f[pl]
to sharpen one's claws
die Krallen schärfen

Phrases:

to get one's claws into sb
jdn in die Klauen bekommen fig

II. claw [klɔ:, Am also klɑ:] VB trans

1. claw (scratch):

to claw sb
jdn kratzen
to claw sth
etw zerkratzen

2. claw (make way by using hands):

to claw one's way through sth
sich dat seinen Weg durch etw acc graben
to claw one's way through sth fig (fight to achieve)
sich acc durch etw acc durchboxen

III. claw [klɔ:, Am also klɑ:] VB intr

1. claw (take hold of):

to claw at sth
sich acc an etw acc krallen
to claw at thin air
ins Leere greifen

2. claw (injure with claws):

to claw at sth
die Krallen in etw acc schlagen
OpenDict entry

claw VB

to claw one's way out of sth fig
sich aus etw (dat) herausbugsieren fig

claw back VB trans esp Brit

to claw sth ⇆ back (via taxes)
etw zurückholen

ˈclaw ham·mer N

claw hammer
Splitthammer m

claw-foot bath [ˌklɔ:fʊtˈ-, Am ˌklɑ:fʊtˈ-] N

claw-foot bath
frei stehende Badewanne auf Krallenfüßen
Present
Iclaw
youclaw
he/she/itclaws
weclaw
youclaw
theyclaw
Past
Iclawed
youclawed
he/she/itclawed
weclawed
youclawed
theyclawed
Present Perfect
Ihaveclawed
youhaveclawed
he/she/ithasclawed
wehaveclawed
youhaveclawed
theyhaveclawed
Past Perfect
Ihadclawed
youhadclawed
he/she/ithadclawed
wehadclawed
youhadclawed
theyhadclawed
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to claw at thin air
ins Leere greifen
to claw one's way through sth
sich dat seinen Weg durch etw acc graben
to claw one's way out of sth fig
sich aus etw (dat) herausbugsieren fig

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