English dictionary
climb
/kl/aI/m/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
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an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
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the act of climbing something
ExamplesIt was a difficult climb to the top.
Synonyms mountSource: WordNet 3.0
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The act of one who climbs; ascent by climbing.
Source: webster1913
verb
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go upward with gradual or continuous progress
ExamplesDid you ever climb up the hill behind your house?
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move with difficulty, by grasping
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go up or advance
ExamplesSales were climbing after prices were lowered.
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slope upward
ExamplesThe path climbed all the way to the top of the hill.
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improve one's social status
ExamplesThis young man knows how to climb the social ladder.
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increase in value or to a higher point
ExamplesPrices climbed steeply.
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To ascend or mount laboriously, esp. by use of the hands and feet.
Source: webster1913
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To ascend, as by means of the hands and feet, or laboriously or slowly; to mount.
Source: webster1913