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# forepaw

«forepaw» in Mova's school dictionary: **A front foot (paw) of an animal that has paws, such as a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a forepaw, forepaws)

### meaning for a pupil

A front foot (paw) of an animal that has paws, such as a dog, cat, bear or squirrel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forepaw/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In nature writing and science, forepaws are used for holding food (squirrels), digging (badgers), grooming or catching. In stories, a pet lifting a forepaw might be asking for something or be hurt.

### examples

- The squirrel held the nut in its forepaws. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forepaw/#x1)
- The dog raised one forepaw to shake hands. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forepaw/#x2)
- Badgers dig with their strong forepaws. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forepaw/#x3)
- The kitten licked its forepaw clean. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forepaw/#x4)
- The bear's forepaw left a big print in the mud. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forepaw/#x5)
- They certainly set off his paws wonderfully, and he stretched out his forepaws and looked at them with pride. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forepaw/#x6)

### note

One word. Opposite: «hind paw» (back paw). Only used for animals with paws, not hooves.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «forepaw» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forepaw/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.