climb
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climb
to go up; ascend: climb the stairs, mount, scale: climb a mountain
Not to be confused with:
clime – climate, weather; mood, atmosphere, tone: The argument made for a tense clime.
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climb
(klīm)v. climbed, climb·ing, climbs
v.intr.
1.
a. To move upward, especially by using the hands and feet: We climbed until we reached the shelter. The truck climbed the mountain highway.
b. To move in a specified direction by using the hands and feet: climbed down the ladder; climbed out the window.
c. To engage in the activity or sport of mountain climbing.
2. To rise slowly or steadily; ascend: The plane climbed into the clouds. See Synonyms at rise.
3. To slant or slope upward: The road climbs steeply to the top.
4. To grow in an upward direction, as some plants do, often by means of twining stems or tendrils.
v.tr.
1. To move upward on or mount, especially by using the hands and feet or the feet alone; ascend: The hikers climbed the mountain. We climbed the stairs. The tractor climbed the hill.
2. To grow in an upward direction on or over: ivy climbing the walls.
n.
Idiom: 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.
climb the walls
To be anxious or frantic.
[Middle English climben, from Old English climban.]
climb′a·ble (klī′mə-bəl) adj.
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climb
(klaɪm)vb (mainly intr)
1. (often foll by: up) to go up or ascend (stairs, a mountain, etc)
2. (often foll by along) to progress with difficulty: to climb along a ledge.
3. to rise to a higher point or intensity: the temperature climbed.
4. to incline or slope upwards: the road began to climb.
5. to ascend in social position
6. (Botany) (of plants) to grow upwards by twining, using tendrils or suckers, etc
7. informal (foll by into) to put (on) or get (into): he climbed into his pyjamas.
8. to be a climber or mountaineer
n
9. the act or an instance of climbing
10. a place or thing to be climbed, esp a route in mountaineering
[Old English climban; related to Old Norse klembra to squeeze, Old High German climban to clamber]
ˈclimbable adj
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climb
(klaɪm)v.i.
1. to go up or ascend; move upward or toward the top of something: The sun climbed over the hill.
2. to slope upward: The road climbs steeply.
3. to ascend by twining or by means of tendrils, adhesive tissues, etc., as a plant.
4. to proceed using the hands and feet (often fol. by along, around, down, over, etc.), esp. on or from an elevated area.
5. to ascend in prominence, fortune, etc.
v.t. 6. to ascend, go up, or get to the top of, esp. by the use of the hands and feet: to climb a ladder; to climb the stairs.
7. to go to the top of and over: The prisoners climbed the wall and escaped.
n. 8. an ascent by climbing: a climb to the hilltop.
9. a place to be climbed: That peak is quite a climb.
[before 1000; Old English climban, c. Middle Low German, Middle Dutch klimmen, Old High German chlimban; compare clamber]
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climb
Past participle: climbed
Gerund: climbing
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| Noun | 1. |  climb - an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"incline, slope, side - an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain" uphill - the upward slope of a hill |
| 2. |  climb - an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) | |
| 3. | climb - the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top" scaling - ascent by or as if by a ladder clamber - an awkward climb; "reaching the crest was a real clamber" mountain climbing, mountaineering - the activity of climbing a mountain rock climbing - the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment) | |
| Verb | 1. | climb - go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?" scale - climb up by means of a ladder escalade - climb up and over; "They had to escalade canyons to reach their destination" ramp - creep up -- used especially of plants; "The roses ramped over the wall" mountaineer - climb mountains for pleasure as a sport go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise - move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" ride - climb up on the body; "Shorts that ride up"; "This skirt keeps riding up my legs" bestride, climb on, hop on, jump on, mount up, get on, mount - get up on the back of; "mount a horse" climb down, alight - come down; "the birds alighted" |
| 2. | climb - move with difficulty, by grasping move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | |
| 3. | climb - go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered" jump - increase suddenly and significantly; "Prices jumped overnight" increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased" | |
| 4. | climb - slope upward; "The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill" | |
| 5. | climb - improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder" | |
| 6. | climb - increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year" soar - go or move upward; "The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced" bull - advance in price; "stocks were bulling" grow - become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" |
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climb
verb
3. rise, go up, soar, ascend, fly up The plane took off, lost an engine as it climbed, and crashed just off the runway.
climb down back down, withdraw, yield, concede, retreat, surrender, give in, cave in (informal), retract, admit defeat, back-pedal, eat your words, eat crow (U.S. informal) He has climbed down on pledges to reduce capital gains tax.
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adjective scansorial
adjective scansorial
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climb
(klaim) verb1. (of a person etc) to go up or towards the top of (a mountain, wall, ladder etc). He climbed to the top of the hill; He climbed up the ladder; The child climbed the tree.subir, escalar
noun2. a route or place to be climbed. The guide showed us the best climb.subida
ˈclimber noun2. a climbing plant. alpinista
3. (usually social climber) an ambitious person who tries to improve his/her social status. enredadera
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climb
→ escalarMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
climb
vi. subir; trepar; subirse, treparse.
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