CLAIM as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • demand for something as rightful or due
   Usage Example(s)
   • they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day
   Hypernyms(s) claim is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • demand (what does demand mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • insurance claim (what does insurance claim mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • claim (what does claim mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an informal right to something
   Synonym(s)
   • title (what does title mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • his claim on her attentions
   • his title to fame
   Hypernyms(s) claim is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • right (what does right mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • claim (what does claim mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   • claim (what does claim mean?)
3. Meaning
   • an established or recognized right
   Synonym(s)
   • title (what does title mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a strong legal claim to the property
   • he had no documents confirming his title to his father’’s estate
   • he staked his claim
   Hypernyms(s) claim is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • legal right (what does legal right mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • own right (what does own right mean?)
   • entitlement (what does entitlement mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • entitle (what does entitle mean?)
   • title (what does title mean?)
4. Meaning
   • an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
   Usage Example(s)
   • his claim asked for damages
   Hypernyms(s) claim is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • assertion (what does assertion mean?)
   • averment (what does averment mean?)
   • asseveration (what does asseveration mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • pretension (what does pretension mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • claim (what does claim mean?)
   • lay claim (what does lay claim mean?)
   • arrogate (what does arrogate mean?)
5. Meaning
   • an assertion that something is true or factual
   Usage Example(s)
   • his claim that he was innocent
   • evidence contradicted the government’’s claims
   Hypernyms(s) claim is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • assertion (what does assertion mean?)
   • averment (what does averment mean?)
   • asseveration (what does asseveration mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • allegation (what does allegation mean?)
   • allegement (what does allegement mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • claim (what does claim mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a demand especially in the phrase “the call of duty”
   Synonym(s)
   • call (what does call mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) claim is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • demand (what does demand mean?)

CLAIM as VERB

1. Meaning
   • take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
   Synonym(s)
   • exact (what does exact mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the accident claimed three lives
   • The hard work took its toll on her
   Hypernyms(s) claim is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • necessitate (what does necessitate mean?)
   • ask (what does ask mean?)
   • postulate (what does postulate mean?)
   • need (what does need mean?)
   • require (what does require mean?)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   • involve (what does involve mean?)
   • call for (what does call for mean?)
   • demand (what does demand mean?)
2. Meaning
   • assert or affirm strongly
   • state to be true or existing
   Usage Example(s)
   • He claimed that he killed the burglar
   Hypernyms(s) claim is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • affirm (what does affirm mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • disclaim (what does disclaim mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • profess (what does profess mean?)
   • pretend (what does pretend mean?)
   • contend (what does contend mean?)
   • postulate (what does postulate mean?)
   • make out (what does make out mean?)
   • purport (what does purport mean?)
   • profess (what does profess mean?)
   • charge (what does charge mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • claim (what does claim mean?)
3. Meaning
   • lay claim to
   • as of an idea
   Synonym(s)
   • take (what does take mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She took credit for the whole idea
   Hypernyms(s) claim is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • affirm (what does affirm mean?)
   • verify (what does verify mean?)
   • assert (what does assert mean?)
   • avow (what does avow mean?)
   • aver (what does aver mean?)
   • swan (what does swan mean?)
   • swear (what does swear mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • disclaim (what does disclaim mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • claim (what does claim mean?)
   • title (what does title mean?)
4. Meaning
   • ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
   Usage Example(s)
   • They claimed on the maximum allowable amount
   Hypernyms(s) claim is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • request (what does request mean?)
   • bespeak (what does bespeak mean?)
   • call for (what does call for mean?)
   • quest (what does quest mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • demand (what does demand mean?)
   • exact (what does exact mean?)
   • counterclaim (what does counterclaim mean?)
   • demand (what does demand mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • claim (what does claim mean?)
   • title (what does title mean?)
   • claim (what does claim mean?)
   • claimant (what does claimant mean?)
5. Meaning
   • demand as being one’’s due or property
   • assert one’’s right or title to
   Synonym(s)
   • arrogate (what does arrogate mean?)
   • lay claim (what does lay claim mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter
   • Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident
   Hypernyms(s) claim is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • request (what does request mean?)
   • bespeak (what does bespeak mean?)
   • call for (what does call for mean?)
   • quest (what does quest mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • forfeit (what does forfeit mean?)
   • give up (what does give up mean?)
   • throw overboard (what does throw overboard mean?)
   • waive (what does waive mean?)
   • forgo (what does forgo mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • pretend (what does pretend mean?)
   • requisition (what does requisition mean?)
   • arrogate (what does arrogate mean?)
   • assign (what does assign mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • arrogator (what does arrogator mean?)
   • claim (what does claim mean?)
   • claimant (what does claimant mean?)