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given paw

given paw is the past participle of give paw.

Meaning of give paw

Verb

give paw (third-person singular simple present gives paw, present participle giving paw, simple past gave paw, past participle given paw)

  1. Of dogs, to present one's paw for a handshake with a human.
    • Special volitional movements impaired. Won't give paw because that performance result of individual education, requiring loop line.1988, William James, Manuscript Lectures, →ISBN, page 41
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see give, paw.

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Questions about given paw

What is given paw the past participle of?
Given paw is the past participle of give paw.

Words near given paw in the dictionary

  1. given one's word
  2. given oneself airs
  3. given out
  4. given over
  5. given pause
  6. given paw
  7. given place
  8. given pursuit
  9. given rise to
  10. given somebody time
  11. given someone a big head

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