claw
claw

claw back


Definition: Meaning of, claw back in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / klɔː bak /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
claw back clawed back clawed back
Present Participle Third Person Singular
clawing back claws back
[transitive] [British English]
  1. to get something again that you had lost such as power, especially gradually and with difficulty
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  2. if a government or company claws back money after losing it, it gets it again, for example by making people pay higher taxes or charging higher prices
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