Claim (Verb)
Meaning 1
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".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 2
Ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 3
Assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 4
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".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.