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climb

/ climb /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of climbing something
"it was a difficult climb to the top"
Type of:
rise ascent ascension
Kinds of:
scaling clamber mountain climbing mountaineering rock climbing
Derived:
climb up mount go up wax rise
noun Sense 2
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
Type of:
rise rising ascent
Derived:
climb up mount go up wax rise
verb Sense 3
improve one''s social status
"This young man knows how to climb the social ladder"
Type of:
progress come on come along
Derived:
social climber climber
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
"Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"
Type of:
rise lift arise
Kinds of:
scale escalade ramp mountaineer ride
Derived:
mount mounter climber climbing mounting
See also:
hop on mount mount up get on jump on
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
move with difficulty, by grasping
Type of:
move
Kinds of:
clamber scramble shin shinny skin
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 6
slope upward
"The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill"
Type of:
slope incline pitch
Derived:
ascent acclivity rise raise upgrade
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 7
increase in value or to a higher point
"prices climbed steeply"
"the value of our house rose sharply last year"
Type of:
grow
Kinds of:
soar bull
Derived:
climbing mounting advance rise
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 8
go up or advance
"Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
Opposites:
wane
Type of:
increase
Kinds of:
jump advance gain
Derived:
upgrade rise rising slope climbing mounting
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun Sense 9
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
"the car couldn''t make it up the rise"
Opposites:
descent declivity fall decline declination
Type of:
slope incline side
Kinds of:
uphill
Derived:
climb up mount go up raise lift
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Sense Count
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rise ascent ascension scaling clamber mountain climbing mountaineering rock climbing rising progress come on come along