Definition
Meaning of 'climb'
Meaning of 'climb' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Climb 
[ n.]
- The act of one who climbs; ascent by climbing. [ n.]2. Climb [ v. i.]
- To ascend or mount laboriously, esp. by use of the hands
and feet. [ v. i.]- 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. [ v. t.]Meaning of 'climb' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. climb [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the act of climbing something
- 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)
- an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
Example in sentence:
- the car couldn't make it up the rise
2. climb [ v]
[ v]Meaning (3):
- go upward with gradual or continuous progress
- 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
- 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
- go up or advance
Example in sentence:
- Sales were climbing after prices were lowered
Meaning (6):
- slope upward
- slope upward
Example in sentence:
- The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill
Meaning (7):
- improve one's social status
- improve one's social status
Example in sentence:
- This young man knows how to climb the social ladder
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