claim
1. an assertion of a right (as to money or property) (Freq. 26)
- his claim asked for damages
• Hypernyms:
assertion, averment, asseveration
• Hyponyms:
cause of action, dibs, pretension
2. an assertion that something is true or factual (Freq. 11)
- his claim that he was innocent
- evidence contradicted the government's claims
• Hypernyms:
assertion, averment, asseveration
• Hyponyms:
allegation, allegement
3. demand for something as rightful or due (Freq. 6)
- they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day
• Hypernyms:
demand
• Hyponyms:
insurance claim
4. an informal right to something (Freq. 3)
- his claim on her attentions
- his title to fame
• Syn:
title
• Hypernyms:
right
5. an established or recognized right (Freq. 2)
- a strong legal claim to the property
- he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate
- he staked his claim
• Syn:
title
• Derivationally related forms:
titulary (for: title), titular (for: title), title (for: title)
• Hypernyms:
legal right
• Hyponyms:
own right, entitlement
6. a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"
• Syn:
call
• Hypernyms:
demand
1. assert or affirm strongly;
state to be true or existing (Freq. 34)
- He claimed that he killed the burglar
• Ant:
disclaim
• Hypernyms:
affirm
• Hyponyms:
profess, pretend, contend, postulate, make out,
purport, charge
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- They claim to move
2. demand as being one's due or property;
assert one's right or title to (Freq. 14)
- He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter
- Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident
• Syn:
lay claim, arrogate
• Ant:
forfeit
• Derivationally related forms:
arrogator (for: arrogate), claimant
• Hypernyms:
request, bespeak, call for, quest
• Hyponyms:
pretend, requisition, arrogate, assign
• Verb Group:
take
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP (for: lay claim)
3. ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example (Freq. 9)
- They claimed on the maximum allowable amount
• Derivationally related forms:
claimant
• Hypernyms:
request, bespeak, call for, quest
• Hyponyms:
demand, exact, counterclaim
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP
4. lay claim to;
as of an idea (Freq. 4)
- She took credit for the whole idea
• Syn:
take
• Ant:
disclaim
• Hypernyms:
affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver,
swan, swear
• Verb Group:
lay claim, arrogate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
5. take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs (Freq. 1)
- the accident claimed three lives
- The hard work took its toll on her
• Syn:
take, exact
• Hypernyms:
necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require,
take, involve, call for, demand
• Verb Group:
necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require,
take, involve, call for, demand
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
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