climb

nouns

an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

"the car couldn't make it up the rise"

acclivity, ascent, climb, raise, rise, upgrade

an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

climb, climbing, mounting

the act of climbing something

"it was a difficult climb to the top"

climb, mount

verbs

go upward with gradual or continuous progress

"Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"

climb, climb up, go up, mount

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see also

move with difficulty, by grasping

climb

is a type of (narrower)

move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion

"He moved his hand slightly to the right"

move

go up or advance

"Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"

climb, mount, rise, wax

slope upward

"The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill"

climb

is a type of (narrower)

be at an angle

"The terrain sloped down"

incline, pitch, slope

improve one's social status

"This young man knows how to climb the social ladder"

climb

is derived from

climber

is a type of (narrower)

develop in a positive way

"He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"

advance, come along, come on, get along, get on, progress, shape up

increase in value or to a higher point

"prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"

climb, go up, rise

is derived from

climbing