fist vs paw

fist and paw both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of fist include hand, manus, mitt.

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

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