CLAIM Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com To claim something is to maintain that the something is a fact, as in The company claims its product cures hiccups A claim is the assertion of a fact, as in The claim that Shayna has a beautiful voice was proved when she began to sing
Claim - definition of claim by The Free Dictionary 1 to demand as being due or as one's property; assert one's title or right to: he claimed the record 2 (takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to assert as a fact; maintain against denial: he claimed to be telling the truth 3 to call for or need; deserve: this problem claims our attention 4 to take: the accident claimed four lives
Claim Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary To lay claim to (something) is to say that it belongs to you or that you have a right to it She laid claim to the ring Call when your plane gets in and I'll meet you at (the) baggage claim His claim to fame is the invention of the stapler The restaurant's claim to fame is its barbecue sauce