get one's claws on

verb

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

Meanings

verbget one's claws on (third-person singular simple present gets one's claws on, present participle getting one's claws on, simple past got one's claws on, past participle (UK) got one's claws on or (US) gotten one's claws on)

present singular third person gets one's claws on · participle present getting one's claws on · past got one's claws on · UK participle past got one's claws on · US participle past gotten one's claws on

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

    Synonyms: get one's hands on

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Cite this entry
APA

get one's claws on. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20one's%20claws%20on

MLA

“get one's claws on.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20one's%20claws%20on. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get one's claws on,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20one's%20claws%20on.

Source: get one's claws on on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.