Henry Paulson

When I worry about risks, I worry about the biggest ones, particularly those that are difficult to predict - the ones I call small but deep holes. While odds are you will avoid them, if you do fall in one, it's a long way down and nearly impossible to claw your way out.

American Public Servant

Johnny Gargano

We've got a bunch of guys who have been travelling around the world for over 10 years, scratching and clawing, fighting, just trying to live their dream, just trying to prove people wrong, just trying to show that we belong, and that's kind of the essence of NXT.

American Wrestler

Dwayne Johnson

I grew up where, when a door closed, a window didn't open. The only thing I had was cracks. I'd do everything to get through those cracks - scratch, claw, bite, push, bleed. Now the opportunity is here. The door is wide open, and it's as big as a garage.

American Actor

Gordon Strachan

Sometimes to go forward you've got to go to the depths of your own personal despair and claw yourself back. From that point, no matter what happens, you know you can do it.

Scottish Athlete

Rose Namajunas

What's the point of being the best in the world if you scratch and claw your way to the top, and you push everybody down instead of lifting everybody else up with you?

American Athlete

Jack Nicholson

In this industry, there are only two ways up the ladder. Rung by rung or claw your way to the top. It's sure been tough on my nails.

Stephen Kinzer

Eagles rarely fail to catch their prey. They usually kill it quickly by breaking its neck with their powerful claws.

American Author

Skyler Samuels

I wish I had claws, just because how cool would that be?

American Actress

Wislawa Szymborska

Life lasts but a few scratches of the claw in the sand.

Polish Poet

Klaus Kinski

Where a beast would have claws, I was born with talent.

German Actor

Animals with claws often use them to protect themselves or hunt.

Animal Defense

Remember, humans usually don't have 'claws'; we have 'nails'.

Not for Humans

Describing someone as having 'claws' can imply they're aggressive.

Metaphoric Use

Using 'claw' as a verb can suggest a desperate or frantic effort.

Desperate Action

When someone is clawing, it often reflects strong emotion or need.

Intense Emotion

'Claw' in tools highlights the grabbing or gripping capability.

Tool Functionality

Mechanical claws are used when hands are too big or imprecise.

Precision Grip

Using 'claw' this way suggests a hard fight to achieve something.

Struggle to Succeed

It can indicate working hard to recover from a setback.

Recovery Effort

 claws longer than a velociraptors so this amazing claw on their foot they're not inherently that aggressive birds but because they live in dense jungle i think when they're surprised their reaction is to try and kick you with that big claw and that's that's why they are the world's deadliest birds and why when

Filming The World's...

 perhaps it's because humans, as much as we like to think of ourselves as masters of the universe, actually evolved as nothing more than a pack of hunting dogs. Maybe we evolved as a hunting pack animal. Because the one advantage we have in the wilderness -- again, it's not our fangs, our claws or our speed --

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 that helped ensure the continuation of her species for millions of years before. In the wild, cats needed sharp claws for climbing, hunting, and self-defense. Sharpening their claws on nearby surfaces kept them conditioned and ready, helped stretch their back and leg muscles,

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 Well, I mean, why do any of us exist? Sloths exist because they are ridiculously cool and the world would be rubbish without them. Why do sloth's have such long claws, so um, I, to be fair, would probably call them nails rather than claws because they don't use them

Can Sloths Kill You? PIPE...

 and we usually associate it with a perfectly shaped leaf, or a butterfly with intricate patterns mirrored on each wing. But it turns out that asymmetry is pretty important, too, and more common than you might think, from crabs with one giant pincer claw

Why are human bodies...

 with five sharp claws not to mention intelligence and an acute sense of smell it all adds up to make brown bears amazing predators and that's why it's so important that we keep a safe distance and tread carefully in their habitat

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 oldest patches of rainforests in the world growing to a height of one and a half meters and equipped with enormous dinosaur like claws cassowaries have been described as the planet's most dangerous birds but these feathered

Nature's Oddest Looking...

 and the kicker is that the claws that he did for me I got an a-minus on the collage he did for himself he got a B+ yeah and we still laugh about it to this day well after graduation life continued on

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 this slow mover is a silky anteater his giant claw and a gripping prehensile tail help keep his balance as he walks the mangrove tightropes of the swamp

Exotic Castaways Of...

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Claw

A sharp, curved nail on the foot of an animal.

Often appears as...

To scratch, tear or dig with claws or fingers.

Often appears as...

A mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or holding.

Often appears as...

Usage tips

Strive to obtain something with difficulty.

Often appears as...

Animal Defense

Not for Humans

Metaphoric Use

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