give paw
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English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɡɪv ˈpɔː/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɡɪv ˈpɔ/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˌɡɪv ˈpɑ/
- Hyphenation: give paw
Verb
give paw (third-person singular simple present gives paw, present participle giving paw, simple past gave paw, past participle given paw)
- Of dogs, to present one's paw for a handshake with a human.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see give, paw.
Translations
to present one's paw for a handshake with a human
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Interjection
- A command for a dog to give paw.
- 1999, Noël Coward, Star Chamber[4]:
- Lie down, Atherton, who's a good dog? Come on — give Dame Rosie a paw — paw, Atherton — give paw […]
Translations
command for a dog
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