Claw and Hook

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Claw noun - A mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something.

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Hook is a synonym for claw in nail of animal topic. In some cases you can use "Hook" instead the word "Claw" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: clawed, clawing

Hook noun - A mechanical device that is curved or bent to suspend or hold or pull something.

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Claw is a synonym for hook. You can use "Claw" instead the word "Hook" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: hooked, hookup, hooker, hooking, hooky

old	old claw	old hook
long	long claw	long hook
similar	similar claw	similar hook
original	original claw	original hook
Other adjectives: single, simple, sharp, massive, large, huge, tiny, new, giant, retractable.

Even in situations it shouldn't really be needed, such as when he uses his Grappling Gun, the end of the line actually has a hook/claw on the end, and it still wraps around something rather than grabbing or hooking onto/into it.

Source: Western Animation / Batman: The Animated Series
If you take the right dialogue options with Ravel Puzzlewell, she'll stab you in the eye with a claw and hook it out, then stuff a black-barbed seed in the eyeball and pump it full of magic before giving it back to you.

Source: Eye Scream / Video Games
While we're at it, his lobster claw hand evokes the image of the stereotypical pirate hook hand. Attack!

Source: Film / Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

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