The noun claim has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (26) claim -- (an assertion of a right (as to money or property); "his claim asked for damages")
2. (11) claim -- (an assertion that something is true or factual; "his claim that he was innocent"; "evidence contradicted the government's claims")
3. (6) claim -- (demand for something as rightful or due; "they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day")
4. (3) claim, title -- (an informal right to something; "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame")
5. (2) title, claim -- (an established or recognized right; "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"; "he staked his claim")
6. call, claim -- (a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty")
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")