| Paw 1. (n.) The foot of a quadruped having claws, as the lion, dog, cat, etc. 2. (n.) The hand. 3. (v. i.) To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot. 4. (v. t.) To pass the paw over; to stroke or handle with the paws; hence, to handle fondly or rudely. 5. (v. t.) To scrape or beat with the forefoot. Thesaurus Entries arch, bad, claws, clubfoot, clutches, coarse, come in contact, digit, digits, dirty, dog, extremity, fangs, feel, feel of, fetlock, filthy, finger, fingernails, fingers, flick, foot, forefoot, forepaw, foul, handle, hands, harefoot, heel, hoof, hooks, ill-behaved, indecent, instep, jaws, mandibles, manipulate, maxillae, meathooks, misbehaving, mischievous, mitts, nails, nasty, nippers, pad, palm, palpate, pastern, patte, pedal extremity, pedes, pes, pied, pincers, ply, poke at, pounces, prod, pug, raunchy, smutty, sole, splayfoot, talons, tap, teeth, thumb, toe, tootsy, touch, trotter, twiddle, unguals, ungula, ungulae, vulgar, wield |