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- [paw]
- /pɔ/
- /pɔː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [paw]
- /pɔ/
Definitions of paw word
- noun paw father; pa. 1
- verb with object paw to strike or scrape with the paws or feet: a dog pawing the door. 1
- verb with object paw Informal. to handle or caress clumsily, rudely, or with unwelcome familiarity. 1
- verb without object paw to beat or scrape the floor, ground, etc., with the paws or feet. 1
- verb without object paw Informal. to handle or caress someone or something in a clumsy or rude manner or with unwelcome familiarity. 1
- noun paw animal foot 1
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Origin of paw
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English pawe, variant of powe < Middle French poue (cognate with Provençal pauta) < Germanic; compare Dutch poot, German Pfote
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Paw
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
paw popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
paw usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for paw
verb paw
- apperceive — to be aware of perceiving
- bludgeoned — a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
- bludgeoning — a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
- bung up — a stopper for the opening of a cask.
- feel — to perceive or examine by touch.
noun paw
- cant hook — a heavy wooden lever with a blunt tip and a hinged hook near the end: used by lumbermen in handling logs
- clapperclaw — to claw or scratch with the hands and nails
- claw — The claws of a bird or animal are the thin, hard, curved nails at the end of its feet.
- fang — one of the long, sharp, hollow or grooved teeth of a venomous snake by which poison is injected.
- fingernail — the nail at the end of a finger.
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