claw off
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[edit]claw off (third-person singular simple present claws off, present participle clawing off, simple past and past participle clawed off)
- (transitive, literally) To remove by clawing.
- The tiger clawed off her face.
- (nautical, intransitive) To beat to windward to avoid being driven on to a lee shore.
- (dated, slang, transitive) To hit or beat up (someone).