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Climb

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Noun

1. acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise, upgrade

an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

Example Sentences:
'the car couldn't make it up the rise'

2. climb, climbing, mounting

an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

3. climb, mount

the act of climbing something

Example Sentences:
'it was a difficult climb to the top'

Verb

4. climb, climb up, go up, mount

go upward with gradual or continuous progress

Example Sentences:
'Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?'

5. climb

move with difficulty, by grasping

6. climb, mount, rise, wax

go up or advance

Example Sentences:
'Sales were climbing after prices were lowered'

7. climb

slope upward

Example Sentences:
'The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill'

8. climb

improve one's social status

Example Sentences:
'This young man knows how to climb the social ladder'

9. climb, go up, rise

increase in value or to a higher point

Example Sentences:
'prices climbed steeply'
'the value of our house rose sharply last year'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Climb

see synonyms of climb
verb (mainly intr)
1. (also tr; often foll by up)
to go up or ascend (stairs, a mountain, etc)
2. (often foll by along)
to progress with difficulty
to climb along a ledge
3. 
to rise to a higher point or intensity
the temperature climbed
4. 
to incline or slope upwards
the road began to climb
5. 
to ascend in social position
6. 
(of plants) to grow upwards by twining, using tendrils or suckers, etc
7. informal (foll by into)
to put (on) or get (into)
he climbed into his pyjamas
8. 
to be a climber or mountaineer
noun
9. 
the act or an instance of climbing
10. 
a place or thing to be climbed, esp a route in mountaineering

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Climb

see synonyms of climb
verb intransitive, verb transitiveWord forms: climbed or ˈclimbing
1. 
to go up by using the feet and, often, the hands
2. 
to rise or ascend gradually to a higher point; mount
3. 
to move (down, over, along, etc.), using the hands and feet
4.  US
to get (into or out of clothes or a piece of clothing) hastily, perfunctorily, etc.
5.  Botany
to grow upward on (a wall, trellis, etc.) by winding around or adhering with tendrils
noun
6. 
an act or instance of climbing; rise; ascent
7. 
a thing or place to be climbed

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Climb

see synonyms of climb
v. climbed, climb·ing, climbs
v.intr.
1.
a. To move upward, especially by using the hands and feet: We climbed until we reached the shelter. The truck climbed the mountain highway.
b. To move in a specified direction by using the hands and feet: climbed down the ladder; climbed out the window.
c. To engage in the activity or sport of mountain climbing.
2. To rise slowly or steadily; ascend: The plane climbed into the clouds. See Synonyms at rise.
3. To slant or slope upward: The road climbs steeply to the top.
4. To grow in an upward direction, as some plants do, often by means of twining stems or tendrils.
v.tr.
1. To move upward on or mount, especially by using the hands and feet or the feet alone; ascend: The hikers climbed the mountain. We climbed the stairs. The tractor climbed the hill.
2. To grow in an upward direction on or over: ivy climbing the walls.
n.
1. An act of climbing; an ascent: a long, exhausting climb to the top.
2. A place to be climbed: The face of the cliff was a steep climb.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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