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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 upOpposite descend
    • 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 way

    noun

    • 1. an ascent, especially of a mountain or hill, by climbing: "this walk involves a long moorland climb"

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

  4. 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.

  5. If you climb something such as a tree, mountain, or ladder, or climb up it, you move towards the top of it. If you climbdown it, you move towards the bottom of it.

  6. [intransitive] climb + adv./prep. to move somewhere, especially with difficulty or effort, using hands as well as feet. I climbed through the window. She opened the passenger door and climbed in. The boys climbed over the wall. Sue climbed into bed. Can you climb down? He finished digging the grave and climbed out. Extra Examples.

  7. 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.

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

  10. 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.

  11. Climb Definition. To go up by using the feet and, often, the hands. To move ( down, over, along, etc.), using the hands and feet. To engage in the activity or sport of mountain climbing. To rise or ascend gradually to a higher point; mount. An act or instance of climbing; rise; ascent. A thing or place to be climbed.