n. 1 demand, assertion, request, requisition, petition, application; requirement As far as the land is concerned, his claim has been denied 2 right(s), call, title What possible claim could the Miss Dashwoods have on his generosity?
v. 3 demand, seek, ask or call (for), exact, insist (on or upon), require, command, be entitled to She has every right to claim a share in the estate 4 declare, assert, allege, state, put or set forth, affirm, contend, maintain These measurements lack the degree of accuracy claimed for them She claims that she was the first person to ring the police.