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| 1. | [ verb ] go upward with gradual or continuous progress | |
| Synonyms: | mount climb_up go_up | |
| Examples: | "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?" |
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| Related terms: | rise ramp scale escalade mountaineer ride twine hop_on alight ascent climber climber crampon | |
| 2. | [ verb ] go up or advance | |
| Synonyms: | mount rise wax | |
| Examples: | "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered" |
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| Related terms: | wane increase jump advance upgrade waxing | |
| 3. | [ verb ] move with difficulty, by grasping | |
| Related terms: | move clamber | |
| 4. | [ verb ] increase in value or to a higher point | |
| Synonyms: | rise go_up | |
| Examples: | "prices climbed steeply" "the value of our house rose sharply last year" |
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| Related terms: | grow jump advance soar bull | |
| 5. | [ noun ] an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) | |
| Synonyms: | mounting climbing | |
| Related terms: | rise rise wax | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (geography) an upward slope or grade (as in a road) | |
| Synonyms: | rise acclivity raise upgrade ascent | |
| Examples: | "the car couldn't make the grade" |
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| Related terms: | descent slope uphill ascend | |
| 7. | [ verb ] slope upward | |
| Examples: | : "The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill" |
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| Related terms: | slope ascent | |
| 8. | [ verb ] improve one's social status | |
| Examples: | "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder" |
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| Related terms: | progress social_climber | |
| 9. | [ noun ] the act of climbing something | |
| Synonyms: | mount | |
| Examples: | "it was a difficult climb to the top" |
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| Related terms: | rise mountain_climbing clamber rock_climbing scaling | |
| Similar spelling: |
climber climbing climb_up climb_on clumber clamber clambake clump clomp clamp clam_up |
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