clenched fist vs paw

clenched fist and paw both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clenched fist	Yes	No	No	No
paw	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, paw is a hypernym of clenched fist; that is, paw is a word with a broader meaning than clenched fist:

clenched fist: a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
paw: the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

Other hypernyms of clenched fist include hand, manus, mitt.

clenched fist (noun)	paw (noun)
a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)	a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
	the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

clenched fist (verb)	paw (verb)
	touch clumsily
	scrape with the paws