claws back
claws back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of claw back.
Meaning of claw back
Verb
claw back (third-person singular simple present claws back, present participle clawing back, simple past and past participle clawed back)
- To recover or retake, with great effort, something that was lost, often by a government or official agency.
- I was initially refused a refund, but eventually managed to claw back part of the money.
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- Claws back is the third-person singular simple present indicative of claw back.
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