claw off

== English == === Pronunciation === === Verb === 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. (nautical, intransitive) To beat to windward to avoid being driven on to a lee shore. (dated, slang, transitive) To hit or beat up (someone).