pawnoun
uk/pɔː/us/pɑː/B2 [ C ] the foot of an animal that has claws or nails, such as a cat, dog, or bear:
I found paw prints in the kitchen.
Compare
hoof noun
[ C usually plural ] informal humorous a human hand:
Take your filthy paws off my nice clean towel!
More examples
- The dog hurt its paw.
- She gave a little whimper as the vet inspected her paw.
- He keeps a rabbit's paw as a lucky charm.
- Lost: black cat with white paws.
- His front paws are white.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
The legs & feet of non-human animals
- claw
- cloven
- foot
- forefoot
- foreleg
- hock
- hoof
- hooves
- limb
- member
- pad
- shank
- sucker
- talon
- toe
- trotter
- web
- web-footed
- webbed
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
The hand
pawverb
uk/pɔː/us/pɑː/[ I or T ] to touch something with a paw:
When their dog heard them it began pawing (at) the ground in excitement.
[ T ] informal to feel or touch someone roughly with the hands, especially in an unpleasant sexual way
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Touching & feeling
- dab
- feel
- feel your way idiom
- fiddle
- fiddle (around) with sth
- finger
- hand
- hand to hand idiom
- handle
- haptic
- kinaesthesia
- lick
- nudge
- pat
- play
- play with sth
- tactile
- tap
- toy
- toy with sth
See more results »