1. (

• claim

) assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar" ;

2. (

• claim ,
• lay_claim ,
• arrogate ,

) 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" ;

3. (

• claim ,

) ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount" ;

4. (

• claim ,
• take ,

) lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea" ;

5. (

• claim ,
• take ,
• exact ,

) 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" ;