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Meaning of claw off | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To remove by clawing.
    literally, transitive
  2. To beat to windward to avoid being driven on to a lee shore.
    intransitive
  3. To hit or beat up (someone).
    dated, slang, transitive

Examples

“The tiger clawed off her face.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

clawed clawed away clawed back clawed off clawest claweth

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