to paw the ground

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• Paw Paws — sometimes known as Paw Paw Bears , debuted as one of the original segments of The Funtastic World of Hanna Barbera . A group of small bears that lived in a tribal society, the cubs spent every day defending themselves from their enemies, The Mea …   Wikipedia

• paw´er — paw «p», noun, verb. –n. 1. the foot of an animal having claws or nails. Cats, dogs, monkeys, and bears have paws. 2. Informal. the hand, especially when it is clumsy, or awkwardly used. –v.t. 1. to strike or scrape with the paws or feet: »The… …   Useful english dictionary

• Paw — Paw, v. i. To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot. Job xxxix. 21. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ground — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 solid surface of the earth ADJECTIVE ▪ firm, hard, solid ▪ muddy, soft ▪ damp, wet …   Collocations dictionary

• paw — paw1 [po: US po:] n ↑fur, ↑paw, ↑claw [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: poue] 1.) an animal s foot that has nails or ↑claws ▪ a lion s paw 2.) informal someone s hand used when you are annoyed or angry ▪ Keep your filthy paws of …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• paw — [[t]pɔ͟ː[/t]] paws, pawing, pawed 1) N COUNT: oft with poss The paws of an animal such as a cat, dog, or bear are its feet, which have claws for gripping things and soft pads for walking on. The kitten was black with white front paws and a white… …   English dictionary

• paw —    to fondle sexually    Perhaps punning on paw, the hand, and on the vigour with which an impatient stallion strikes the ground with his hoof:     When you ask any of the men here, they just paw you. (Chandler, 1953) …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• The Bloody Chamber — infobox Book | name = The Bloody Chamber title orig = translator = image caption = author = Angela Carter illustrator = cover artist = country = Great Britain language = English series = genre = Magical realism, short story anthology publisher =… …   Wikipedia

• paw — /pɔ / (say paw) noun 1. the foot of an animal with nails or claws. 2. the foot of any animal. 3. Colloquial the human hand. –verb (t) 4. to strike or scrape with the paws or feet. 5. Colloquial to handle clumsily, rudely, or overfamiliarly. –verb …  

• paw — n. & v. n. 1 a foot of an animal having claws or nails. 2 colloq. a person s hand. v. 1 tr. strike or scrape with a paw or foot. 2 intr. scrape the ground with a paw or hoof. 3 tr. colloq. fondle awkwardly or indecently. Etymology: ME pawe, powe… …   Useful english dictionary

• The Underland Chronicles — Merge|Gregor and the Code of Claw|Talk:The Underland Chronicles#Proposed merge|date=January 2008 The Underland Chronicles is a five part series of children’s books written by Suzanne Collins between 2003 and 2007. It tells the story of an eleven… …   Wikipedia