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clawed off

clawed off is the simple past and past participle of claw off.

Meaning of claw off

Verb

claw off (third-person singular simple present claws off, present participle clawing off, simple past and past participle clawed off)

  1. (literally, transitive) To remove by clawing.
    • The tiger clawed off her face.
  2. (intransitive) To beat to windward to avoid being driven on to a lee shore.
  3. (dated, slang, transitive) To hit or beat up (someone).

Questions about clawed off

What is clawed off the simple past and past participle of?
Clawed off is the simple past and past participle of claw off.

Words near clawed off in the dictionary

  1. clawed
  2. clawed away
  3. clawed back
  4. clawed frog
  5. clawed frogs
  6. clawed off
  7. clawedness
  8. clawer
  9. clawers
  10. clawest
  11. claweth

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