claim
v. phr.— «Little pumped his fist to “claim” that ride, surfer parlance for a physical gesture at the end of a good ride that told the others he had won that small battle with nature.» —“South African wins Mavericks surf contest” by Ron Harris in Half Moon Bay, Calif. Mercury News Feb. 8, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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