1. (

• claim

) an assertion of a right (as to money or property); "his claim asked for damages" ;

2. (

• claim ,

) an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims" ;

3. (

• claim

) demand for something as rightful or due; "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day" ;

4. (

• claim ,
• title ,

) an informal right to something; "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame" ;

5. (

• title ,
• claim ,

) 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" ;

6. (

• call ,
• claim ,

) a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty" ;

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" ;