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got one's claws on

got one's claws on is the simple past and past participle 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 got one's claws on

What is got one's claws on the simple past and past participle of?
Got one's claws on is the simple past and past participle of get one's claws on.

Words near got one's claws on in the dictionary

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

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