"claw off" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-claw off.ogg Forms: claws off [present, singular, third-person], clawing off [participle, present], clawed off [participle, past], clawed off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} claw off (third-person singular simple present claws off, present participle clawing off, simple past and past participle clawed off)
  1. (transitive, literally) To remove by clawing. Tags: literally, transitive
    Sense id: en-claw_off-en-verb-IVDorHqE
  2. (nautical, intransitive) To beat to windward to avoid being driven on to a lee shore. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-claw_off-en-verb-ZKs1xRp6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "off", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 60 33 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 9 60 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 71 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 77 18 Topics: nautical, transport
  3. (dated, slang, transitive) To hit or beat up (someone). Tags: dated, slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-claw_off-en-verb-t~2JvhWK

Inflected forms

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        "To remove by clawing."
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        "(transitive, literally) To remove by clawing."
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        "To beat to windward to avoid being driven on to a lee shore."
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          "windward"
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        [
          "lee shore",
          "lee shore"
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        "(nautical, intransitive) To beat to windward to avoid being driven on to a lee shore."
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        "To hit or beat up (someone)."
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        "(dated, slang, transitive) To hit or beat up (someone)."
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        "(transitive, literally) To remove by clawing."
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        "To beat to windward to avoid being driven on to a lee shore."
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          "windward"
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        "(nautical, intransitive) To beat to windward to avoid being driven on to a lee shore."
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        "transport"
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        "To hit or beat up (someone)."
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