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English Idioms :: claim
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claim - See: STAKE A CLAIM. |
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Traditional English :: claim
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claim - v. & n. --v.tr.
1 a (often foll. by that + clause) demand as one's due or property. b (usu. absol.) submit a request for payment under an insurance policy.
2 a represent oneself as having or achieving (claim victory; claim accuracy). b (foll. by to + infin.) profess (claimed to be the owner). c assert, contend (claim that one knows).
3 have as an achievement or a consequence (could then claim five wins; the fire claimed many victims).
4 (of a thing) deserve (one's attention etc.). --n. 1 a a demand or request for something considered one's due (lay claim to; put in a claim). b an application for compensation under the terms of an insurance policy.
2 (foll. by to, on) a right or title to a thing (his only claim to fame; have many claims on my time).
3 a contention or assertion.
4 a thing claimed.
5 a statement of the novel features in a patent.
6 Mining a piece of land allotted or taken. no claim (or claims) bonus a reduction of an insurance premium after an agreed period without a claim under the terms of the policy. claimable adj. claimer n. [ME f. OF claime f. clamer call out f. L clamare] |
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Most Often Usage
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