quest vs claim

quest and claim both are nouns.

quest and claim both are verbs.

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

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

quest: express the need or desire for
claim: ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example

Other hyponyms of quest include order, ask, encore, petition, demand, appeal, invoke, supplicate, apply, beg, solicit, tap, reserve, challenge, beg off, excuse, demand, call for, invite, ask in, invite, desire, beg, arrogate, lay claim, ask over, ask round, invite, call, ask, ask out, invite out, take out, book, hold, reserve.

quest (noun)	claim (noun)
the act of searching for something	demand for something as rightful or due
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria	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

quest (verb)	claim (verb)
seek alms, as for religious purposes	assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
express the need or desire for	take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs
bark with prolonged noises, of dogs	ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example
search the trail of (game)	lay claim to; as of an idea
make a search (for)	demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to

Difference between quest and claim

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