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claim

/ claim /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
demand for something as rightful or due
"they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day"
Type of:
demand
Kinds of:
insurance claim
verb Sense 2
ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
"They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"
Type of:
request bespeak call for
Kinds of:
demand exact counterclaim
Derived:
title claimant
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
lay claim to; as of an idea
"She took credit for the whole idea"
Opposites:
disclaim
Type of:
affirm verify assert
Derived:
title
Verb group:
lay claim arrogate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
"He claimed that he killed the burglar"
Opposites:
disclaim
Type of:
affirm
Kinds of:
profess pretend contend postulate make out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 5
take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
"the accident claimed three lives"
"The hard work took its toll on her"
Type of:
necessitate ask postulate
Verb group:
necessitate ask postulate need require
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 6
demand as being one''s due or property; assert one''s right or title to
"He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter"
"Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident"
Opposites:
forfeit give up throw overboard waive forgo
Type of:
request bespeak call for
Kinds of:
pretend requisition arrogate assign
Derived:
arrogator claimant
Verb group:
take
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 7
an assertion that something is true or factual
"his claim that he was innocent"
"evidence contradicted the government''s claims"
Type of:
assertion averment asseveration
Kinds of:
allegation allegement
noun Sense 8
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
"his claim asked for damages"
Type of:
assertion averment asseveration
Kinds of:
pretension
Derived:
lay claim arrogate
noun Sense 9
an informal right to something
"his claim on her attentions"
"his title to fame"
Type of:
right
Derived:
take
noun Sense 10
an established or recognized right
"a strong legal claim to the property"
"he had no documents confirming his title to his father''s estate"
"he staked his claim"
Type of:
legal right
Kinds of:
own right entitlement
Derived:
entitle title
noun Sense 11
a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"
Type of:
demand
Semantic Complexity
91%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
66
Times Searched
3
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demand insurance claim request bespeak call for exact counterclaim affirm verify assert disclaim profess