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  • 31claim */*/*/ — I UK [kleɪm] / US verb Word forms claim : present tense I/you/we/they claim he/she/it claims present participle claiming past tense claimed past participle claimed 1) a) [transitive] to say that something is true, even though there is no definite …

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  • 32lay — lay1 verb (past and past participle laid) 1》 put down, especially gently or carefully. 2》 put down and set in position for use.     ↘Brit. set cutlery on (a table) in preparation for a meal.     ↘put the material for (a fire) in place.… …

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  • 33lay — I. verb (laid; laying) Etymology: Middle English leyen, from Old English lecgan; akin to Old English licgan to lie more at lie Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. to beat or strike down with force 2. a. to put or set down …

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  • 34claim — claimable, adj. claimless, adj. /klaym/, v.t. 1. to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance. 2. to assert and demand the recognition of (a right, title, possession, etc.); assert one s… …

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  • 35claim — v. & n. v.tr. 1 a (often foll. by that + clause) demand as one s due or property. b (usu. absol.) submit a request for payment under an insurance policy. 2 a represent oneself as having or achieving (claim victory; claim accuracy). b (foll. by to …

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  • 36claim — [[t]kleɪm[/t]] v. t. 1) to demand by or as if by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance[/ex] 2) to assert or maintain as a fact: She claimed that she was telling the truth[/ex] 3) to require as due or… …

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  • 37claim — 1. verb 1) Davies claimed that she was lying Syn: assert, declare, profess, maintain, state, hold, affirm, avow; argue, contend, allege; formal aver 2) no one claimed the items Syn …

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  • 38claim — I. v. a. Require, ask, demand, challenge, call for, lay claim to, assert as one s right. II. v. n. 1. Derive a right, obtain a title. 2. Assert a claim, put forward the claim. III. n. 1. Demand, call, requisition. 2. Right, pretension, title,… …

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  • 39claim — v 1. demand, require, command, have rights to, deserve, be entitled to, lay claim to, pretend, Sl. have dibs on; expropriate, requisition, commandeer, exact. 2. assert, declare, proclaim, predicate, allege, aver, asseverate; maintain, hold,… …

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  • 40lay — 1 vt laid, lay·ing 1: to impose as a duty, burden, or punishment lay a tax 2 a: to put forward: assert lay a claim b: to submit for examination and determination …

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