- To ascend or mount laboriously, esp. by use of the hands
and feet. - To ascend as if with effort; to rise to a higher point. - To ascend or creep upward by twining about a support, or
by attaching itself by tendrils, rootlets, etc., to a support or
upright surface.
3 . Climb
[ v. t.]
- To ascend, as by means of the hands and feet, or
laboriously or slowly; to mount.
Meaning of 'climb' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . climb
[ n]
Meaning (1): - the act of climbing something
Example in sentence:
it was a difficult climb to the top
Meaning (2): - an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
Example in sentence:
the car couldn't make it up the rise
3 . climb
[ v]
Meaning (3): - go upward with gradual or continuous progress
Example in sentence:
Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?
Meaning (4): - increase in value or to a higher point
Example in sentence:
prices climbed steeply;
the value of our house rose sharply last year
Meaning (5): - go up or advance
Example in sentence:
Sales were climbing after prices were lowered
Meaning (6): - slope upward
Example in sentence:
The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill
Meaning (7): - improve one's social status
Example in sentence:
This young man knows how to climb the social ladder