Synonym: demand, due, interest, require, right, title. Antonym: disclaim, surrender. Similar words: proclaim, AIMS, aim for, explain, complaint, plaintiff, clay, complain about. Meaning: [kleɪm] 
n. 1. an assertion of a right (as to money or property) 2. an assertion that something is true or factual 3. demand for something as rightful or due 4. an informal right to something 5. an established or recognized right 6. a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty". v. 1. assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing 2. demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to 3. ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example 4. lay claim to; as of an idea 5. take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs.
n. 1. an assertion of a right (as to money or property) 2. an assertion that something is true or factual 3. demand for something as rightful or due 4. an informal right to something 5. an established or recognized right 6. a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty". v. 1. assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing 2. demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to 3. ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example 4. lay claim to; as of an idea 5. take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs. 
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(181) His claim about the number of people killed in the spring forest fire was evidently overstated.
(182) The claim failed because the company had not been misled.
(183) Furthermore, they claim that any such interference is completely ineffective.
(184) Fishermen and sailors sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea.
(185) I don't claim to be a feminist, but I'd like to see more women in managerial posts.
(186) The most important purpose of our Health Care is to support you when making a claim for medical treatment. For that reason the claims procedure is as simple and helpful as possible.
(187) Disney will claim its one billionth visitor before the end of the century.
(188) Burglar alarm companies claim they work in close co-operation with the police.
(189) There's not a scrap of evidence to support his claim.
(190) I took the watch I found to the police station but nobody has put in a claim for it.
(191) Listen, we really need to sort out our insurance claim this weekend.
(192) It would be disingenuous of me to claim I had never seen it.
(193) Cut out and return this coupon to claim your free holiday.
(194) It took the insurance company months to settle my claim.
(195) The singer has denied the magazine's claim that she is leaving the band.
(196) He tried to claim that he had acted in self-defence.
(197) They claim the prime minister has lost touch with the party.
(198) His own children have a prior claim to the business.
(199) Some claim that the herb has therapeutic value for treating pain.
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(200) Some scientists claim that vitamins will boost your child's IQ score.
(201) No government can justly claim authority unless it is based on the will of the people.
(202) The various splinter groups all claim allegiance to the true spirit of the movement.
(203) Philip feared Edward would lay claim to the Scottish crown.
(204) Last time we made a claim on our insurance they paid up really quickly.
(205) From the start, doubts surrounded her claim to be the missing heiress.
(206) Scientists claim they have succeeded in finding a cure for cancer.
(207) Your behaviour is in direct contradiction to the principles you claim to have.
(208) The judge upheld her claim for damages against her former employer.
(209) They claim that some computer games encourage violent behaviour in young children.
(210) Several clubs have already staked a/their claim to this outstanding young footballer.
More similar words: proclaim, AIMS, aim for, explain, complaint, plaintiff, clay, complain about, class, declare, a class, classic, classify, classical, classroom, clandestine, middle-class, the working class.