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- Dictionaryclimb/klʌɪm/
verb
- 1. go or come up a (slope or staircase); ascend: "we began to climb the hill" Similar Opposite
- 2. move with effort, especially into or out of a confined space; clamber: "Howard started to climb out of the front seat" Similar
noun
- 1. an ascent, especially of a mountain or hill, by climbing: "this walk involves a long moorland climb"
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to move into or out of a small space awkwardly or with difficulty or effort: They climbed into the truck and drove away. We can't stop Tom climbing out of his cot. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. climb verb (GROW)
1. a. : to go upward with gradual or continuous progress : rise, ascend. watching the smoke climb. b. : to increase gradually. prices are continuing to climb. c. : to slope upward. a climbing path. 2. a. : to go upward or raise oneself especially by grasping or clutching with the hands. climbed aboard the train. b.
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.
Definition of climb verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. 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.
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.
If you climb something such as a tree, mountain, or ladder, or climb up it, you move towards the top of it. If you climb down it, you move towards the bottom of it.
CLIMB definition: 1. to go up something: 2. to move into or out of a small space, often with difficulty or effort: . Learn more.
OED's earliest evidence for climb is from 1577, in the writing of Raphael Holinshed, historian. It is also recorded as a verb from the Old English period (pre-1150). climb is formed within English, by conversion.
to use your legs, or your legs and hands, to go up or onto the top of something: to climb the stairs / mountain. I hate climbing ladders. We're going climbing (= climbing mountains as a sport) in Scotland next weekend. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to move onto or toward the top of something.
