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claws off

claws off is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 claws off

What is claws off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Claws off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of claw off.

Words near claws off in the dictionary

  1. clawmark
  2. clawmarks
  3. claws
  4. claws away
  5. claws back
  6. claws off
  7. clawsful
  8. clawsome
  9. Clawson
  10. Clawson point
  11. Clawson, Hose and Harby

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