claim
verb
\ ˈklām
\
\
claimed;
claiming;
claims
Definition of claim
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: to ask for especially as a right
claimed the inheritance The driver claimed the right to a hearing.
b
: to call for : require
this matter claims our attention
c
: take sense 16b
the accident claimed her life
2
: to take as the rightful owner
claimed her baggage and left the airport
3a
: to assert in the face of possible contradiction : maintain
claimed that he'd been cheated is claimed to cause weight loss
b
: to claim to have
organization … which claims 11,000 … members — Rolling Stone
c
: to assert to be rightfully one's own
claimed responsibility for the attack
claim
nounDefinition of claim (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: a demand for something due or believed to be due
an insurance claim
2a
: a right to something
specifically
: a title to a debt, privilege, or other thing in the possession of another
The bank has a claim on their house.
b
: an assertion open to challenge
a claim of authenticity advertisers' extravagant claims
3
: something that is claimed
especially
: a tract of land staked out
The prospector's claim was set at 90 yards to reduce the potential for conflict.