Paw

Definition: Meaning of, paw in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pɔː /

Word Forms:

Singular	Plural
paw	paws

[countable]

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Word Forms:

Prsesent	Past	Past Participle
paw	pawed	pawed

Present Participle	Third Person Singular
pawing	paws

[intransitive and transitive]

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paw used in phrases

bear paw (noun)
1. almond-flavoured yeast-raised pastry shaped in an irregular semicircle resembling a bear's claw
bear's-paw fern (noun)
1. epiphytic fern with large fronds; Taiwan and Philippines
cat's paw (noun)
1. someone who is used by someone else to achieve something bad
cat's-paw (noun)
1. a person used by another to gain an end
2. a hitch in the middle of rope that has two eyes into which tackle can be hooked
kangaroo paw (noun)
1. sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australia
kangaroo's paw (noun)
1. sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australia
pussy's-paw (noun)
1. pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America
pussy-paw (noun)
1. pink clusters of densely packed flowers on prostrate stems resemble upturned pads of cats' feet; grow in coniferous forests of western North America
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pawn off (phrasal verb)
1. to persuade someone to buy or accept something that you do not want, especially something of low quality
pawn off as (phrasal verb)
1. to pretend that someone or something is a person or thing that they are not in order to trick someone else
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Pronunciation: ˈmɪnɪt hand

Parts of Speech: noun

the long thin piece of metal that points to the minutes on a clock or watch [↪ hour hand]

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