climb

climbs climbed climbing
Noun
1. an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
(synonym) , , , ,
(hypernym) , ,
(hyponym)
2. an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
(synonym) ,
(hypernym) , , ,
(derivation) , ,
3. the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top"
(synonym)
(hypernym) , , ,
(hyponym)
(derivation) , ,
Verb
1. go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"
(synonym) , ,
(hypernym) , , , , , ,
(hyponym)
(see-also) , , , , , ,
(derivation) , , , ,
2. move with difficulty, by grasping
(hypernym)
(hyponym) , , , , , ,
3. go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
(synonym) , ,
(hypernym)
(hyponym)
(derivation) ,
4. slope upward; "The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill"
(hypernym) , ,
(derivation) , , , ,
5. improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder"
(hypernym) , , , , , ,
(derivation) ,
6. increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
(synonym) ,
(hypernym)
(hyponym)
(derivation) ,
We agree to comply with the copyright notice and statements mentioned in WordNet
license.