claim

• n.
  • an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

    "his claim asked for damages"

  • an assertion that something is true or factual

    "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims"

  • demand for something as rightful or due

    "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day"

  • an informal right to something

    "his claim on her attentions"

    同义词： title

  • an established or recognized right

    "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he staked his claim"

    同义词： title

  • a demand especially in the phrase

    同义词： call

• v.
  • assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing

    "He claimed that he killed the burglar"

  • 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"

    同义词： lay claim arrogate

  • ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example

    "They claimed on the maximum allowable amount"

  • lay claim to; as of an idea

    同义词： take

  • take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs

    "the accident claimed three lives"

    同义词： take exact

以上来源于: WordNet