climb
To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending).
Other meanings
literally or figuratively To ascend; rise; to go up.
To ascend in a non-physical or figurative sense.
Synonyms
- go up
Related words
- climb into
- free-climb
- climbable
- climbability
- climb down
- climb down someone's throat
- climb on the bandwagon
- climb up
- climb the ladder
- climb the walls
- climber
- declimb
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "climban" (to climb).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “climb” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.