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English noun: claim | |||
| 1. | claim (communication) an assertion of a right (as to money or property) | ||
| Samples | His claim asked for damages. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assertion, asseveration, averment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cause of action, dibs, pretension | ||
| 2. | claim (communication) an assertion that something is true or factual | ||
| Samples | His claim that he was innocent. Evidence contradicted the government's claims. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assertion, asseveration, averment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | allegation, allegement | ||
| 3. | claim (act) demand for something as rightful or due | ||
| Samples | They struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | demand | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | insurance claim | ||
| 4. | claim (attribute) an informal right to something | ||
| Samples | His claim on her attentions. His title to fame. | ||
| Synonyms | title | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | right | ||
| 5. | claim (attribute) an established or recognized right | ||
| Samples | A strong legal claim to the property. He had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate. He staked his claim. | ||
| Synonyms | title | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | legal right | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | entitlement, own right | ||
| 6. | claim (communication) a demand especially in the phrase | ||
| Samples | The call of duty. | ||
| Synonyms | call | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | demand | ||
English verb: claim | |||
| 1. | claim (communication) assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing | ||
| Samples | He claimed that he killed the burglar. | ||
| Examples | They claim to move | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | affirm | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | charge, contend, make out, postulate, pretend, profess, profess, purport | ||
| Antonyms | disclaim | ||
| 2. | claim (possession) demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to | ||
| Samples | He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter. Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident. | ||
| Synonyms | arrogate, lay claim | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bespeak, call for, quest, request | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | arrogate, assign, pretend, requisition | ||
| Verb group | claim, take | ||
| Antonyms | forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forego, forgo | ||
| 3. | claim (communication) ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example | ||
| Samples | They claimed on the maximum allowable amount. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bespeak, call for, quest, request | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | counterclaim, demand, demand, exact | ||
| 4. | claim (communication) lay claim to; as of an idea | ||
| Samples | She took credit for the whole idea. | ||
| Synonyms | take | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | affirm, assert, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify | ||
| Verb group | arrogate, claim, lay claim | ||
| Antonyms | disclaim | ||
| 5. | claim (communication) take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs | ||
| Samples | The accident claimed three lives. The hard work took its toll on her. | ||
| Synonyms | exact, take | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take | ||
| Verb group | ask, call for, demand, involve, necessitate, need, postulate, require, take | ||
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