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getting one's claws on

getting one's claws on is the present participle and gerund of get one's claws on.

Meaning of get one's claws on

Verb

get one's claws on (third-person singular simple present gets one's claws on, present participle getting one's claws on, simple past got one's claws on, past participle (UK) got one's claws on or (US) gotten one's claws on)

  1. (informal, transitive) Synonym of get one's hands on (“acquire”).

Questions about getting one's claws on

What is getting one's claws on the present participle and gerund of?
Getting one's claws on is the present participle and gerund of get one's claws on.

Words near getting one's claws on in the dictionary

  1. getting one's ass into gear
  2. getting one's bowels in an uproar
  3. getting one's breath back
  4. getting one's butt somewhere
  5. getting one's claws into
  6. getting one's claws on
  7. getting one's claws out
  8. getting one's clock cleaned
  9. getting one's crap together
  10. getting one's dick wet
  11. getting one's ducks in a row

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