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claim verb (claimed, claiming) 1 to state something firmly, insisting on its truth • She claimed that she was innocent. 2 to declare oneself (to be, to have done, etc). 3 to assert that one has something • He claimed no knowledge of the crime. 4 tr & intr to demand or assert as a right • He claimed his prize. 5 to take or use up something • The hurricane claimed 300 lives. 6 a to need; b to deserve; c to have a right to something • The baby claimed its mother's attention. 7 to declare that one is the owner of something • I claimed my umbrella from the lost property office. 8 to identify oneself as having responsibility or being responsible for something. 9 intrans to make a claim or put in a claim for something, in acccordance with an insurance policy • He claimed for a new windscreen. noun 1 a statement of something as a truth. 2 a demand, especially for something to which one has, or believes one has, a right • lay claim to the throne. 3 a right to or reason for something • a claim to fame. 4 something one has claimed, eg a piece of land or a sum of money. 5 a demand for compensation in the form of money, in accordance with an insurance policy etc. claimable adj. claimant noun. jump a claim to claim land containing gold, oil, etc which already belongs to someone else. lay claim to something to assert a right to it.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from Latin clamare to cry out.