To escape (a metacharacter) by prepending a backslash that serves as an escape character, thereby forming an escape sequence.
The punctuation mark \.
Used erroneously in reference to, or in reading out, the ordinary slash, that is, the punctuation mark /.
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To perform a claw catch.
To scratch or to tear at.
To use the claws to climb.
To use the claws to seize, to grip.
To move with one's fingertips.
The pincer (chela) of a crustacean or other arthropod.
A curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
A mechanical device resembling a claw, used for gripping or lifting.
A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw, such as the base of petals of the pink.
The act of catching a ball overhand.
A human fingernail, particularly one extending well beyond the fingertip.
A foot equipped with such.