climb
/ˈklaɪ̯m/noun, verb1 syllable
Climb means: an upward slope or grade (as in a road).
Synonyms for climb13
noun, as in an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
noun, as in the act of climbing something
verb, as in go upward with gradual or continuous progress
verb, as in increase in value or to a higher point
What does climb mean?9
noun
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)“the car couldn't make it up the rise”
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
the act of climbing something“it was a difficult climb to the top”
verb
go upward with gradual or continuous progress“Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?”
go up or advance“Sales were climbing after prices were lowered”
increase in value or to a higher point“prices climbed steeply”
move with effort, by grasping
slope upward“The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill”
improve one's social status“This young man knows how to climb the social ladder”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with climb?12
Climb in a sentence
- The taller a tree is, the harder it is to climb.CK
- The higher you climb, the colder it becomes.CK
- If you climb up this mountain, you'll reach the lab.CM
- Thanks to strong paws and long claws, wolverines can easily climb trees.Chus
- As you climb higher, the air becomes colder.Dejo
- The higher we climb, the colder it becomes.CK
- The higher you climb, the lower the temperature gets.vvv123
- A lot of people climb the railing, and even litter.n1ls
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Forms of climb
as a noun
- plural
- climbs
as a verb
- past tense
- climbed
- present participle
- climbing
- third-person singular
- climbs
- past participle
- climbed