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Definition of claiming



Overview of verb claim

The verb claim has 5 senses? (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (34) claim

(assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; "He claimed that he killed the burglar")

2. (14) claim, lay claim, arrogate

(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")

3. (9) claim

(ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example; "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount")

4. (4) claim, take

(lay claim to; as of an idea; "She took credit for the whole idea")

5. (1) claim, take, exact

(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")