paw up
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
to make something messy by touching it too much
Literal meaning: to cover something with paw marks or hand marks
Meanings
1 C1 informal
to dirty or mark something by handling it with hands or paws
"The kids pawed up the clean window with sticky fingers."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Rare and colloquial. Often used for glass, clothes, or clean surfaces marked by dirty hands or animals' paws.
Commonly used with
window dress floor car door glass furniture
Forms
Base
paw up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
paws up
he/she/it
Past simple
pawed up
yesterday
Past participle
pawed up
have + pp
-ing form
pawing up
continuous
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