🇬🇧 Claw meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A claw is a special tool or object that is shaped a bit like the curved claw of an animal, bird, or insect. People use a claw to grab, hold, or pick things up, especially when our hands can’t reach or hold them very well. For example, the grabbing tool on a toy machine, a trash picker, or the pulling end of a hammer are all kinds of claws because they hook, squeeze, or pinch things, just like real claws do.

The excavator’s claw dug into the dirt and pulled up a rock that looked offended about being evicted.

The metal claw on the junkyard machine crushed an old fridge, and I imagined all the leftovers inside screaming, “We weren’t expired yet!”

Grandpa used a long trash claw to pick up litter and accidentally pinched his own toe instead of the soda can.

The metal claw on the toy machine pretended to grab a teddy bear, then dramatically let it go.

The claw on a real construction crane can lift tons of heavy stuff.

On the floor, a small cat watched as a child held a long metal claw. The claw's fingers opened, aimed under the couch. The claw closed around a tiny toy car; the claw lifted it free. The cat batted the claw once, then purred as the child held the rescued car in the claw.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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