need vs claim

need and claim both are nouns.

need and claim both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

need (noun)	claim (noun)
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior	demand for something as rightful or due
anything that is necessary but lacking	an established or recognized right
a condition requiring relief	an informal right to something
a state of extreme poverty or destitution	an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
	a demand
	an assertion that something is true or factual

need (verb)	claim (verb)
have need of	assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
have or feel a need for	take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
require as useful, just, or proper	ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
	lay claim to; as of an idea
	demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to

Difference between need and claim

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