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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")
Grep of noun claiming
claiming race
exclaiming
Antonyms of verb claim
3 of 5 senses of claim
Sense 1
claim
Antonym of disclaim (Sense 2)
=>disclaim
Sense 2
claim, lay claim, arrogate
Antonym of forfeit (Sense 1)
=>forfeit, give up, throw overboard, waive, forgo
Sense 4
claim, take
Antonym of disclaim (Sense 1)
=>disclaim
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb claim
5 senses of claim
Sense 1
claim
=> affirm
Sense 2
claim, lay claim, arrogate
=> request, bespeak, call for, quest
=> communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across
=> convey, transmit, communicate
=> transfer
=> move, displace
Sense 3
claim
=> request, bespeak, call for, quest
=> communicate, pass on, pass, pass along, put across
=> convey, transmit, communicate
=> transfer
=> move, displace
Sense 4
claim, take
=> affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
=> declare
=> state, say, tell
=> express, verbalize, verbalise, utter, give tongue to
Sense 5
claim, take, exact
=> necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb claim
3 of 5 senses of claim
Sense 1
claim
=> profess, pretend
=> contend, postulate
=> make out
=> purport
=> profess
=> charge
Sense 2
claim, lay claim, arrogate
=> pretend
=> requisition
=> arrogate, assign
Sense 3
claim
=> demand, exact
=> counterclaim
=> demand
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb claim
5 senses of claim
Sense 1
claim
=> affirm
Sense 2
claim, lay claim, arrogate
=> request, bespeak, call for, quest
Sense 3
claim
=> request, bespeak, call for, quest
Sense 4
claim, take
=> affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
Sense 5
claim, take, exact
=> necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
'Cause To' of verb claim
Derived Forms of verb claim
4 of 5 senses of claim
Sense 1
claim
RELATED TO>(noun) claim#2
=> claim
Sense 2
claim, lay claim, arrogate
RELATED TO>(noun) claim#1
=> claim
RELATED TO>(noun) claimant#1
=> claimant
Sense 3
claim
RELATED TO>(noun) claim#4
=> claim, title
RELATED TO>(noun) claim#3
=> claim
RELATED TO>(noun) claimant#1
=> claimant
Sense 4
claim, take
RELATED TO>(noun) claim#4
=> claim, title
Domain of verb claim
Domain Terms of verb claim
Familiarity of verb claim
claim used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb claim
5 senses of claim
Sense 1
claim
EX: They claim to move
Sense 2
claim, lay claim, arrogate
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
claim
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 4
claim, take
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 5
claim, take, exact
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb claim
5 senses of claim
Sense 1
claim
> affirm
=> claim
=> reaffirm
=> confirm, reassert
=> maintain, defend
Sense 2
claim, lay claim, arrogate
> request, bespeak, call for, quest
=> order
=> ask
=> encore
=> petition
=> demand
=> appeal, invoke
=> supplicate
=> apply
=> solicit, beg, tap
=> reserve
=> challenge
=> excuse, beg off
=> demand
=> claim
=> invite, call for
=> invite, ask in
=> desire
=> beg
=> claim, lay claim, arrogate
=> invite, ask over, ask round
=> call
=> ask out, invite out, take out
=> reserve, hold, book
Sense 3
claim
> request, bespeak, call for, quest
=> order
=> ask
=> encore
=> petition
=> demand
=> appeal, invoke
=> supplicate
=> apply
=> solicit, beg, tap
=> reserve
=> challenge
=> excuse, beg off
=> demand
=> claim
=> invite, call for
=> invite, ask in
=> desire
=> beg
=> claim, lay claim, arrogate
=> invite, ask over, ask round
=> call
=> ask out, invite out, take out
=> reserve, hold, book
Sense 4
claim, take
> affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
=> hold
=> claim, take
=> attest
=> declare
=> protest
=> assure, tell
Sense 5
claim, take, exact
> necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
=> claim, take, exact
=> govern
=> draw
=> cost
=> cry out for, cry for
=> imply, involve
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb claim
Sense 2
claim, lay claim, arrogate
=> request, bespeak, call for, quest
Sense 4
claim, take
=> affirm, verify, assert, avow, aver, swan, swear
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Sense 1
claim
=> affirm
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Sense 3
claim
=> request, bespeak, call for, quest
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Sense 5
claim, take, exact
=> necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
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Grep of verb claim
acclaim
claim
counterclaim
declaim
disclaim
exclaim
lay claim
proclaim
reclaim
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