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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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   What does it mean to climb a mountain?

   • Climb, ascend, mount, scale imply a moving upward. To climb is to make one's way upward, often with effort: to climb a mountain.

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   What does it mean if membership is climbing steadily?

   • Membership is climbing steadily. [intransitive, transitive] to move to a higher position in a chart, table, society or organization climb to something The team has now climbed to fourth in the league. In a few years he had climbed to the top of his profession. climb something The song also climbed the charts in North America.

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   What is climb verb?

   • Definition of climb verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [transitive, intransitive] to go up something towards the top She climbed up the stairs. They climbed the steps to the front door. The car slowly climbed the hill. The boarding party began to climb up the side of the ship.

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   How do you use climb in a sentence?

   • [transitive, intransitive] to go up something towards the top She climbed up the stairs. They climbed the steps to the front door. The car slowly climbed the hill. The boarding party began to climb up the side of the ship. climb (up) As they climbed higher, the air became cooler. You can climb to the top of the tower and take in the view.

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   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.

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