claw

/klɔ/ v [I/T]

Definition

› to cut esp. flesh with claws: [T] Nora’s cat attacked him and began clawing his back. › Someone who claws his or her way somewhere uses a lot of effort to achieve something: [I] The team trailed, 24–13, after one quarter but clawed to 26–18 by halftime.

(Definition of claw v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)