claim
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
his claim asked for damages
Types & categories
- assertion hypernym
- cause of action hyponym
- dibs hyponym
- pretension hyponym
Related & opposite
- arrogate derivation
Sense 2 verb
assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
He claimed that he killed the burglar
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
an assertion that something is true or factual
his claim that he was innocent
Types & categories
- assertion hypernym
- allegement hyponym
Related & opposite
- claim derivation
Sense 4 verb
demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter
Types & categories
- request hypernym
- pretend hyponym
- requisition hyponym
- arrogate hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
demand for something as rightful or due
they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day
Types & categories
- demand hypernym
- insurance claim hyponym
Related & opposite
- claim derivation
Sense 6 verb
ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
They claimed on the maximum allowable amount
Types & categories
- request hypernym
- exact hyponym
- counterclaim hyponym
- demand hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 7 noun
an informal right to something
his claim on her attentions
Types & categories
- right hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 8 verb
lay claim to; as of an idea
She took credit for the whole idea
Types & categories
- swan hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 9 noun
an established or recognized right
a strong legal claim to the property
Types & categories
- legal right hypernym
- own right hyponym
- entitlement hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 10 verb
take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
the accident claimed three lives
Types & categories
- need hypernym
Related & opposite
- need verb group
Sense 11 noun
a demand especially in the phrase
the call of duty
Types & categories
- demand hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | arrogate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | assertion |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cause of action |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dibs |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pretension |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | disclaim |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | claim |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | affirm |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pretend |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | postulate |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | make out |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | purport |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | profess |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | charge |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | claim |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | assertion |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | allegement |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | forfeit |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | claim |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | arrogator |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | claimant |
| 4 | verb group | Related & opposite | claim |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | request |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | pretend |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | requisition |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | arrogate |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | claim |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | demand |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | insurance claim |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | claim |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | claim |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | claimant |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | request |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | exact |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | counterclaim |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | demand |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | claim |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | claim |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | right |
| 8 | antonym | Related & opposite | disclaim |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | claim |
| 8 | verb group | Related & opposite | arrogate |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | swan |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | title |
| 9 | derivation | Related & opposite | titular |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | legal right |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | own right |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | entitlement |
| 10 | verb group | Related & opposite | need |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | need |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | demand |