pawed
/pɔːd/US/pɔd/
pawed is the simple past and past participle of paw.
Meaning of paw
Verb
paw (third-person singular simple present paws, present participle pawing, simple past and past participle pawed)
- Of an animal, to dig through (something, such as a garbage can) with paws.
- 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, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Job 39:21
- 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 August 17, Robert Spector, misc.fitness.weights (Usenet)
- To clumsily dig (through something).
- Synonyms:
- fumble, go through, rummage
- To flatter.
Adjective
pawed (not comparable)
- Having (a specified kind or number of) paws.
- a muddy-pawed puppy
- some four-pawed creature
Words formed from pawed
Phrases with pawed
Words that rhyme with pawed
Questions about pawed
- What does pawed mean?
- Pawed means having (a specified kind or number of) paws.
- What is pawed the simple past and past participle of?
- Pawed is the simple past and past participle of paw.
- What part of speech is pawed?
- Pawed is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce pawed?
- Pawed is pronounced /pɔːd/ (UK).
Words near pawed in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pawed (page history and authors); paw (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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