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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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   CLIMB definition: 1. to go up, or to go towards the top of something: 2. to use your legs, or your legs and hands…. Learn more.

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.

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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.

5. 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 climbdown it, you move towards the bottom of it.

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

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   [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.

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   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. 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. 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.

10. 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

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › climbclimb - Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online

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    climb meaning, definition, what is climb: to move up, down, or across something us...: Learn more.