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9 VERB If you claim money from the government, an insurance company, or another organization, you officially apply to them for it, because you think you are entitled to it according to their rules. □ [V n] Some 25 per cent of the people who are entitled to claim State benefits do not do so. □ [V ] John had taken out redundancy insurance but when he tried to claim, he was refused payment. □ [V + for ] They intend to claim for damages against the three doctors. ● N‑COUNT Claim is also a noun. □ [+ for ] …the office which has been dealing with their claim for benefit. □ [+ on ] Last time we made a claim on our insurance they paid up really quickly.

10 VERB If you claim money or other benefits from your employers, you demand them because you think you deserve or need them. □ [V n] The union claimed a pay rise worth four times the rate of inflation. ● N‑COUNT Claim is also a noun. □ [+ for ] They are making substantial claims for improved working conditions. □  Electricity workers have voted for industrial action in pursuit of a pay claim.

11 VERB If you say that a war, disease, or accident claims someone's life, you mean that they are killed in it or by it. [FORMAL ] □ [V n] Heart disease is the biggest killer, claiming 180,000 lives a year.

12 → see also no claims

13 PHRASE Someone's claim to fame is something quite important or interesting that they have done or that is connected with them. □  His greatest claim to fame is that he coached an England side to victory.

14 PHRASE If you lay claim to something you do not have, you say that it belongs to you. [FORMAL ] □  Five Asian countries lay claim to the islands.

15to stake a claim → see stake

claim|ant /kle I mənt/ (claimants )

1 N‑COUNT A claimant is someone who is receiving money from the state because they are unemployed or they are unable to work because they are ill. [BRIT ] □  …benefit claimants.

2 N‑COUNT A claimant is someone who asks to be given something which they think they are entitled to. □  The compensation will be split between 140 claimants.

clai ms ad|just|er (claims adjusters ) also claims adjustor N‑COUNT A claims adjuster is someone who is employed by an insurance company to decide how much money a person making a claim should receive. [AM , BUSINESS ] in BRIT, use loss adjuster

clair|voy|ant /kleə ^r vɔ I ənt/ (clairvoyants )

1 ADJ Someone who is believed to be clairvoyant is believed to know about future events or to be able to communicate with dead people. □  …clairvoyant powers.

2 N‑COUNT A clairvoyant is someone who claims to be clairvoyant.

clam /klæ m/ (clams , clamming , clammed ) N‑COUNT Clams are a kind of shellfish which can be eaten.

▸  clam up PHRASAL VERB If someone clams up , they stop talking, often because they are shy or to avoid giving away secrets. [INFORMAL ] □ [V P ] As soon as I told her my name, she clammed up.

clam|ber /klæ mbə ^r / (clambers , clambering , clambered ) VERB If you clamber somewhere, you climb there with difficulty, usually using your hands as well as your feet. □ [V prep/adv] They clambered up the stone walls of a steeply terraced olive grove.

clam|my /klæ mi/ ADJ Something that is clammy is unpleasantly damp or sticky. □ [+ with ] My shirt was clammy with sweat.

clam|or|ous /klæ mərəs/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe people or their voices as clamorous , you mean they are talking loudly or shouting. [LITERARY ] □  …the crowded, clamorous streets.