paw

verb6

1. •
   Of an animal, to touch (something) with a paw.
2. •
   (informal, disapproving) To touch (someone) in a sexual way.

   • IronMan used to be good in this way, back in the '80s. […] They wouldn't subscribe to the old, "Let's put a male bodybuilder with silicone babes pawing him" cover that's mainstay now. — 1997
3. •
   Of an animal, to dig through (something, such as a garbage can) with paws.
4. •
   To clumsily dig (through something).
5. •
   Of an animal, to draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot.

   • He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men. — 1611
6. •
   (old-fashioned) To flatter.

noun2

1. •
   The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.
2. •
   (slang, humorous) A hand.

   • Get your grubby paws off my things!

noun3

1. •
   Abbreviation of plasma arc welding (an arc welding technology).
2. •
   initialism of physics analysis workstation.

   • PAW is a program package to assist physicists in the analysis and presentation of their data. — 1988
3. •
   Abbreviation of plasma arc weld (a weld created with the PAW process).