lay claim

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verb

demand as being one's due or property;
assert one's right or title to (Freq. 1)
- He claimed his suitcases at the airline counter
- Mr. Smith claims special tax exemptions because he is a foreign resident
• Syn:
claim, arrogate
• Ant:
forfeit (for: claim)
• Derivationally related forms:
arrogator (for: arrogate), claim (for: claim), claimant (for: claim)
• Hypernyms:
request, bespeak, call for, quest
• Hyponyms:
pretend, requisition, arrogate, assign
• Verb Group:
claim, take
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP