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paws

/pɔːz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.
  2. A hand.
  3. (of an animal) To go through something (such as a garbage can) with paws.
  4. (of an animal) To gently push on something with a paw.
  5. (of an animal) To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot.
  6. (by extension) To touch someone in a sexual way.
  7. (by extension) To clumsily dig through something.
  8. To flatter.
  9. Father; pa.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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