Antonyms for paw


Grammar : Verb
Spell : paw
Phonetic Transcription : pÉ”


Definition of paw

Origin :
  • c.1300, from Old French powe, poe "paw, fist," of uncertain origin. Evidence points to a Gallo-Romance root form *pauta which probably is related to the source of patten.
  • verb touch roughly
Example sentences :
  • Rechid was only their cat's-paw, thinking he played his own hand.
  • Extract from : « It Happened in Egypt » by C. N. Williamson
  • Before, he had looked like a giant; now Wahb felt he could crush him with one paw.
  • Extract from : « The Biography of a Grizzly » by Ernest Seton-Thompson
  • At this, with one sweep of his sword, Hugh struck at the cat's paw.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
  • The creature comes to the tree by night, inserts his paw, and grasps his booty.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
  • He placed his paw on one, and its movements were accelerated.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • Its ear and its paw are like that of a mouse, and it has a very lively eye.
  • Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz
  • He will carry a basket, and will catch a ball, and he will give you his paw.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, July 6, 1880 » by Various
  • Well, you could have blown me and Jonadab over with a cat's-paw.
  • Extract from : « Cape Cod Stories » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • They've got no harbour there at all with a cat's paw of a breeze, let alone a northwester.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • Alas, that first pair of the six— They paw the ground—Ah Walter!
  • Extract from : « Browning's England » by Helen Archibald Clarke

Synonyms for paw

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