ask vs claim

ask is not a noun while claim is a noun.

ask and claim both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ask	No	No	Yes	No
claim	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, claim is a hyponym of ask; that is, claim is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ask:

ask: require as useful, just, or proper
claim: take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs

Other hyponyms of ask include exact, take, govern, draw, cost, cry for, cry out for, compel.

ask (noun)	claim (noun)
	demand for something as rightful or due
	an established or recognized right
	an informal right to something
	an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
	a demand
	an assertion that something is true or factual

ask (verb)	claim (verb)
make a request or demand for something to somebody	assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
direct or put; seek an answer to	take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
address a question to and expect an answer from	ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
consider obligatory; request and expect	lay claim to; as of an idea
require or ask for as a price or condition	demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to
make a date
require as useful, just, or proper

Difference between ask and claim

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