to claw at something
31claw sth back — UK US claw (sth) back Phrasal Verb with claw({{}}/klɔː/ verb ► STOCK MARKET if a share price claws back, or claws back a particular amount, it slowly increases after it has gone down: »The firm clawed back 15p of Monday s 60p decline to reach… …
32claw — noun 1》 a curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot in birds, lizards, and some mammals. ↘either of a pair of small hooked appendages on an insect s foot. 2》 the pincer of a crab, scorpion, or other arthropod. 3》 a mechanical… …
33claw — A sharp, slender, usually curved nail on the paw of an animal. [L. clavus, a nail] * * * claw klȯ n a sharp usu. slender and curved nail on the toe of an animal clawed klȯd adj * * * (klaw) 1. a nail of an animal, particularly a carnivore, that …
34claw back — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms claw back : present tense I/you/we/they claw back he/she/it claws back present participle clawing back past tense clawed back past participle clawed back British a) to get something again that you had lost… …
35claw — [klɔː] noun [C] I one of the sharp curved nails that some birds and animals have on their feet II verb [I/T] claw [klɔː] to attack someone or damage something using claws • claw sth back …
36Something Magic — Infobox Album | Name = Something Magic Type = Album Artist = Procol Harum Released = March 1977 Recorded = Late 1976 Genre = Progressive rock Length = Label = Chrysalis Producer = Procol Harum, Ron Albert and Howie Albert Reviews = Last album =… …
37claw something back — regain money, power, etc. laboriously and gradually. → claw …
38claw back — verb To recover or retake something that was lost …
39ˌclaw sth ˈback — phrasal verb British to gradually get back something that you used to have but lost …
40Mandible claw — The Mandible Claw is a professional wrestling maneuver which, when applied correctly against an individual, can cause intense, legitimate pain. Popularized in the 1990s by American wrestler Mick Foley, the move is based heavily on The Mandibular… …
