paw
/pɔ/ verb C2- Of an animal, to dig through (something, such as a garbage can) with paws.
- Of an animal, to draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot.
- To touch (someone) in a sexual way.
- To clumsily dig (through something).
- To flatter.
He/she/it paws · Past pawed · Past participle pawed · -ing form pawing
Verb forms
- Base form
- paw
- He/she/it
- paws
- Past
- pawed
- Past participle
- pawed
- -ing form
- pawing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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With one blow of his paw he sent the Scarecrow spinning over and over to the edge of the road, and then he struck at the Tin Woodman with his sharp claws.
“I didn’t bite him,” said the Lion, as he rubbed his nose with his paw where Dorothy had hit it.
If we Lions knew how to erect statues, you would see the Man placed under the paw of the Lion.”
Soon afterward he came up to a Shepherd and fawned upon him, wagging his tail as if to say, “I am a suppliant, and seek your aid.” The Shepherd boldly examined the beast, discovered the thorn, and placing his paw upon his lap, pulled it out; thus relieved of his pain, the Lion returned into the forest.
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