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 climb climb /ˈklaɪm/

noun

  1. The act of climbing something  ( climb , mount )
    the act of climbing something
     It was a difficult climb to the top
    it was a difficult climb to the top
  2. An event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude, temperature or intensity etc.)  ( climb , climbing , mounting )
    an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude, temperature or intensity etc.)
  3. An upward slope or grade (as in a road)  ( acclivity , ascent , climb , raise , rise , upgrade [ N. American] )
    an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
     The car couldn't make it up the rise
    the car couldn't make it up the rise

verb

  1. () Go upward with gradual or continuous progress  ( go up , climb up , mount , climb )
    go upward with gradual or continuous progress
     Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?
    Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?
  2. () Go up or advance  ( wax , climb , rise , mount )
    go up or advance
     Sales were climbing after prices were lowered
    Sales were climbing after prices were lowered
  3. () Move with difficulty, by grasping  ( climb )
    move with difficulty, by grasping
  4. Increase in value or to a higher point  ( climb , go up , rise )
    increase in value or to a higher point
     Prices climbed steeply
    prices climbed steeply
     The value of our house rose sharply last year
    the value of our house rose sharply last year
  5. Improve one's social status  ( climb )
    improve one's social status
     This young man knows how to climb the social ladder
    This young man knows how to climb the social ladder
  6. Slope upward  ( climb )
    slope upward
     The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill
    The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill