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   climb

   /klʌɪm/

   verb

   • 1. go or come up a (slope or staircase); ascend: "we began to climb the hill" Similar ascendmountscalescramble upclamber upshin upgo upmove upwalk upmake one's way upswarm upconquershinny (up)Opposite descend
   • ▪ (of an aircraft or the sun) go upwards: "we decided to climb to 6,000 feet" Similar riseascendfly upwardsgain altitudeOpposite dive
   • ▪ (of a road or track) slope upwards: "the track climbed steeply up a narrow, twisting valley" Similar slope upwardsrisego uphillincline upwardsOpposite drop
   • ▪ (of a plant) grow up (a wall, tree, or trellis) by clinging with tendrils or by twining: "when ivy climbs a wall it infiltrates any crack"
   • ▪ increase in scale, value, or power: "deer numbers have been climbing steadily" Similar increaserisego upmountescalateshoot upleap upsoarspiralrocketinformal:be hiked/jacked upgo through the roof/ceilingOpposite falldecrease
   • ▪ move to a higher position in (a chart or table): "the book climbed to number 18 on the New York Times bestseller list" Similar advancework one's way uprisemove upprogressmake progressmake stridesget ahead
   • 2. move with effort, especially into or out of a confined space; clamber: "Howard started to climb out of the front seat" Similar clamberscramblescrabbleclaw one's waycrawl
   • ▪ put on (clothes): "he climbed into his suit"

   noun

   • 1. an ascent, especially of a mountain or hill, by climbing: "this walk involves a long moorland climb"
   • ▪ a mountain, hill, or slope that is climbed: "he was too full of alcohol to negotiate the climb safely"
   • ▪ a recognized route up a mountain or cliff: "this may be the hardest rock climb in the world"
   • ▪ an aircraft's flight upwards: "we levelled out from the climb at 600 feet"
   • ▪ a rise or increase in value, rank, or power: "an above-average climb in prices"

   Word Origin Old Englishclimban, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German klimmen, also to clay and cleave2.

   Derivatives

   • 1. climbable adjective

   Scrabble Points: 11

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCLIMB | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to move into or out of a small space awkwardly or with difficulty or effort: They climbed into the truck and drove away. We can't stop Tom climbing out of his cot. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. climb verb (GROW)

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › climbClimb Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of CLIMB is to go upward with gradual or continuous progress : rise, ascend. How to use climb in a sentence.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCLIMB definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you climb something such as a tree, mountain, or ladder, or climb up it, you move towards the top of it. If you climb down it, you move towards the bottom of it. Climbing the first hill took half an hour.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishclimb verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of climb verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Climb definition: to go up or ascend, especially by using the hands and feet or feet only. See examples of CLIMB used in a sentence.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCLIMB | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   CLIMB definition: 1. to go up something, or onto the top of something: 2. to move somewhere using your hands and…. Learn more.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › climbClimb - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To climb is to go higher. When you ascend a mountain, you climb it, and when a song rises in popularity, it climbs the charts. To climb something generally takes hard work, which is clear when you watch a toddler climb a jungle gym or a mountaineer climb a sheer rock wall.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishclimb noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   an act of climbing up a mountain, rock or large number of steps; a period of time spent climbing. an exhausting climb; It's an hour's climb to the summit. After a steep climb we reached a plateau. climb up something We began our climb up the hill.

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishclimb verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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    verb. /klaɪm/ Verb Forms. go up. [transitive, intransitive] climb (up) (something) to go up something toward the top to climb a mountain/hill/tree/wall She climbed up the stairs. The car slowly climbed the hill. As they climbed higher, the air became cooler. Take your English to the next level.

11. www.britannica.com › dictionary › climbClimb Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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    CLIMB meaning: 1 : to move or go up (something) using your feet and often your hands; 2 : to go up mountains, cliffs, etc., as a sport