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get one's claws on

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables
get one's -claws on
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of get one's hands on (“acquire”).

Informal; Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

gets one's claws on (present, singular) getting one's claws on (participle, present) got one's claws on (past) got one's claws on (UK, participle) gotten one's claws on (US, participle)

Synonyms

get one's hands on

Questions

What does get one's claws on mean?
Synonym of get one's hands on (“acquire”).

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