To assert or demand the recognition of a right, title, possession, etc. She claimed her inheritance after her father's passing.
To state or assert that something is the case, typically without providing evidence or proof. He claimed that he had seen a UFO.
To call for or require as due or fitting. The project claimed all of his attention for several weeks.
To take or assume ownership of something. He claimed the abandoned bicycle as his own.
To cause the loss of (life), to take as a victim. The epidemic has claimed thousands of lives.