n.[C]

1. 腳爪；爪子
2. 用力拍打
   Get your paws off those cakes.

   別用你的手碰那些蛋糕。

3. 【口】（尤指笨拙的）手

vt.

1. （用腳爪等）抓；扒
   The cat pawed the mouse it had caught.

   貓用爪子抓它捉著的老鼠。

2. 【口】笨拙地觸摸（或擺弄）；親暱地撫摸
   The bull pawed the ground before charging.

   公牛衝刺前用力拍打地面。

vi.

1. （用腳爪等）抓；扒[（+at）]
   The dog pawed at the doorknob.

   狗用爪子抓門把手。

2. 笨拙地觸摸；親暱地撫摸；翻找
   He pawed frantically through the drawers.

   他拼命翻找抽屜裡的東西。

   Don't paw at everything you see.

   別見什麼摸什麼。

n.

1. an animal's foot having claws and pads.
2. informal a person's hand.

v.

1. feel or scrape with a paw or hoof.
2. informal touch or handle clumsily or lasciviously.