Meaning of 'climb'

noun

the act of climbing something

Example: "it was a difficult climb to the top"

Synonyms: mount

noun

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

Synonyms: mounting climbing

noun

an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

Synonyms: raise

verb

to increase in value or to a higher point

Example: "prices climbed steeply"

Synonyms: rise

verb

to improve one's social status

Example: "They know how to climb the social ladder."

verb

to go up or advance

Example: "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered."

Synonyms: rise

verb

to go upward with gradual or continuous progress

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

Synonyms: mount go up climb up

verb

to move with difficulty, by grasping

verb

to slope upward

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