Definition of 'climb'

Noun

1. an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
      Synonyms: ascent acclivity rise raise upgrade
      Antonyms: descent declivity fall decline declination declension downslope
2. an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
      Synonyms: climbing mounting
3. the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top"
      Synonyms: mount

Verb

1. go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"
      Synonyms: climb up mount go up
2. move with difficulty, by grasping
3. go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
      Synonyms: wax mount rise
      Antonyms: wane
4. slope upward; "The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill"
5. improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder"
6. increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
      Synonyms: rise go up

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