climb Synonyms
climb Meaning
climb (n)
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
the act of climbing something
climb (v)
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
move with difficulty, by grasping
go up or advance
slope upward
improve one's social status
increase in value or to a higher point
climb (v. i.)
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.
climb (v. t.)
To ascend, as by means of the hands and feet, or laboriously or slowly; to mount.
climb (n.)
The act of one who climbs; ascent by climbing.
FAQs About the word climb
an upward slope or grade (as in a road), an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.), the act of climbing
ascend,scramble, clamber, swarm,scale, sprawl, struggle, shin, scrabble, shimmy
drop, plunge, dip, descend, fall (off),fall (off), decline, drop, descend, decline
The hikers began their climb up the steep mountain trail early in the morning.
He used ropes and harnesses to assist his climb up the rock face.
As they continued to climb, the air grew thinner, making it harder to breathe.
The children enjoyed the challenge of the climb to the top of the jungle gym.
