Synonyms for paw
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : paw |
| Phonetic Transcription : pÉ” |
Top 10 synonyms for paw Other synonyms for the word paw
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for paw
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