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    [Verb]  | "claim" | \ ˈklām \


    1: to ask for especially as a right

    2: to call for : require

    3: take


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French claimer, clamer, from Latin clamare to cry out, shout; akin to Latin calare to call {mat|low:3|};

    [Verb]  | "stake" 


    1: to mark the limits of by or as if by stakes

    2: to tether to a stake

    3: bet, wager


    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Noun]  | "claim" 


    1: a demand for something due or believed to be due

    2: a right to something; specifically : a title to a debt, privilege, or other thing in the possession of another

    3: an assertion open to challenge


    Origin: 14th century ;

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    [Noun]  | "claim form" 


    1: a document with information about why a person should be given money

    [Noun]  | "baggage claim" 


    1: the area in an airport where arriving passengers pick up their checked baggage


    Origin: 1949 ;

    [Noun]  | "cross-claim" | \ ˈkrȯs-ˌklām \


    1: a claim against a party on the same side of a legal action


    Origin: 1952 ;

    [Idiom]  | "claim someone's life" 


    1: to cause someone's death

    [Noun phrase]  | "claim to fame" 


    1: something that someone or something is famous for or that makes someone or something important or interesting

    [Verb]  | "claim" 


    1: to state as a fact usually forcefully;


      * e.g., " ... people who claim that they have been kidnapped by aliens from other worlds "





    2: to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority;


      * e.g., " ... after many years had passed, he suddenly appeared to claim his inheritance "





    3: to deprive of life;


      * e.g., " ... cancer claims hundreds of thousands of Americans each year "





    [Verb]  | "stake" 


    1: to provide money for;


      * e.g., " ... the actor staked the entire production of the film with his own money "





    2: to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event;


      * e.g., " ... I'd stake a year's salary that she'll win the general election "



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    [Noun]  | "claim" 


    1: an entitlement to something;


      * e.g., " ... I'm announcing my claim to that last slice of pizza "





    2: a legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something;


      * e.g., " ... a shareholder has a claim in the business "



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    3: a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something;


      * e.g., " ... Galileo's claim that the moon has a very irregular surface and thus is not the perfect sphere that the ancients had imagined "



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    [Noun]  | "cross-claim" 


    1: as in counterclaim, countersuit;


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     [ "claim" ]

    1: -claim- (cl-ame) v. The act of owning (claiming) a kicker, jump, rail, or trick. After throwing down most skiers will claim that trick. Closely being related to, afterbang, claiming involves a rider riding away straight- armed behind or in front of themselves riding away with steeze, kickin' it. Essentially owning a trick following with mad steeze.

      * e.g.,  ... Dude, you see TJ Schiller claim that dub cork 12? 

     [ "claim" ]

    1: To state or declare that sth is a fact or is the case but not to prove this.

      * e.g.,  ... She claims that she is related to the author. / The company claims that it is not responsible for the pollution in the river. / The government's claim that it would reduce taxes proved false. 

     [ "claim" ]

    1: the act when someone comments a picture on myspace or facebook and they say claim. the person must now put in their picture name *the persons name* owns. or if someone says a comment and someone says i claim.they OWN that comment.

      * e.g.,  ... person 1- *looks at cool/good/hot myspace/facebook photo and they comment* cool/good/hot photo. I CLAIM. 

     [ "claim" ]

    1: Has multiple functions, most often heard in Coastal Southern California (between Santa Barbara and San Diego).

      * e.g.,  ... A) There were so many claims at the beach today, I had to lay out face down. 


     [ "claim" ]

    2: A) Predominantly used by males in describing attractive members of the opposite sex. Usually used in reference to a girl one is interested in, is in a relationship with.

      * e.g.,  ... B) I'm going up to LA on Saturday Night. What's your claim? 


     [ "claim" ]

    3: B) Used in asking about another's situation - most often as it pertains to the opposite sex, but can also be used in asking how one is doing in general.

     [ "claim" ]

    1: a claim is something people use to bully other people e.g when someone gets claimed on someone might pick something out about them and use it against them

      * e.g.,  ... "got any claims on brogan?" "she looks like a gorilla" 


     [ "claim" ]

    2: (liverpool slang)

     [ "Claimed" ]

    1: Term loosely associated with BDSM culture but refering to anyone, typically in the submissive role, that has pledged their loyalty to another.

      * e.g.,  ... It only took 7 years but I finally claimed Stephanie for my own. No, I want nothing to do with you. I am already claimed. 

     [ "Claim" ]

    1: On Snapchat stories people post a link to an anonymous messaging website called "lipsi. " so people screenshot the responses they get and post it on their story, since its anonymous they say "claim" so whoever said it will slide up on the story when they see it.

      * e.g.,  ... Anonymous: hey u look cute Snapchat User: Claim thanks 

     [ "claiming" ]

    1: claiming a board sport move as your own. A derogatory term.

      * e.g.,  ... I, Robbie, hereby claim this new kitesurfing move as my own because I was the first person to ever pull it. 

     [ "Claim" ]

    1: The act of claiming someone in a forum.

      * e.g.,  ... El Nino: *Claims Superhotty973* 


     [ "Claim" ]

    2: Saying that they are yours, kind of like a g/f but not.

      * e.g.,  ... Superhotty973: *le gasp* I'm claimed! XD 

     [ "Claim it" ]

    1: The teaching that our thoughts control out reality. Similar to the power of positive thinking. The idea is what you think or believe will happen is ultimately what controls what will happen. If you think negative thoughts, you will get negative results. But if you think positive thoughts or just have “enough faith,” then you can have positive results. Sometimes associated with religion, ie: "I claim it in the name of jesus"

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: I really want to feel better. 

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