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clamber
climb with hands and feet: She clambered up the boulders.
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clam·ber
(klăm′bər, klăm′ər)intr.v. clam·bered, clam·ber·ing, clam·bers
To climb with difficulty, especially on all fours; scramble.
n.
A difficult, awkward climb.
[Middle English clambren, probably frequentative of climben, to climb; see climb.]
clam′ber·er n.
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clamber
(ˈklæmbə)vb
(usually foll by: up, over, etc) to climb (something) awkwardly, esp by using both hands and feet
n
a climb performed in this manner
[C15: probably a variant of climb]
ˈclamberer n
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clam•ber
(ˈklæm bər, ˈklæm ər)v.t, v.i.
1. to climb, using both feet and hands; climb with effort or difficulty.
n. 2. an act or instance of clambering.
clam′ber•er, n.
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clamber
Past participle: clambered
Gerund: clambering
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Noun | 1. | clamber - an awkward climb; "reaching the crest was a real clamber" |
Verb | 1. | clamber - climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling climb - move with difficulty, by grasping |
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clamber
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clamber
verbTo move or climb hurriedly, especially on all fours:
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clamber
(ˈklӕmbə) verb to climb by holding on with hands and feet. clambering over the rocks.trepar
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