1.an assertion of a right (as to money or property);
his claim asked for damages
2.an assertion that something is true or factual;
his claim that he was innocent
3.demand for something as rightful or due;
they struck in support of their claim for a shorter work day
4.an informal right to something;
his claim on her attentions
5.an established or recognized right;
a strong legal claim to the property
6.a demand especially in the phrase "the call of duty"
1.assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing;
He claimed that he killed the burglar
2.demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to;
He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter
3.ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example;
They claimed on the maximum allowable amount
4.lay claim to; as of an idea;
She took credit for the whole idea
5.take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs;
the accident claimed three lives