claim


Meanings

  • 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"
  • an established or recognized right;
    • "a strong legal claim to the property"
    • "he staked his claim"
  • a demand especially in the phrase
  • 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"
  • 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;
  • take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs;
    • "the accident claimed three lives"
  • CLAIM v -ED, -ING, -S to demand as one's due


Scrabble Score: 9

claim is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

claim is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

claim is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 12

claim is a valid Words With Friends word