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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

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