We found 12 dictionaries that define the word claw back:

General (9 matching dictionaries)

1. claw back: Merriam-Webster
2. claw back: Collins English Dictionary
3. claw-back: Wordnik
4. claw back: Wiktionary
5. Claw back: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
6. claw back: TheFreeDictionary.com
7. claw back: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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8. claw back: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)

9. claw back: Medical dictionary

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10. claw back: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (claw back) ▸ verb:  (transitive) To recover or retake, with great effort, something that was lost, often by a government or official agency. Similar: recoup, reclaim, reearn, resume, retrieve, recovre, overrecover, re-earn, retrocede, retrocess, more... Phrases: to claw (one) on the back, to claw on the back, more... Adjectives: recrudescent, revisitant, returned, recidivistic, rec, back to square one, recurring, ingeminate, rear, second, reclaimed ▸ Words similar to claw back ▸ Usage examples for claw back ▸ Idioms related to claw back ▸ Wikipedia articles (New!) ▸ Words that often appear near claw back ▸ Rhymes of claw back ▸ Invented words related to claw back