climb
/klaim/
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Definition
Noun:
- The act of ascending something, especially using effort: "Climb" refers to the action of moving upwards, often by using one's hands and feet.
- A route or path that is ascended: It can also refer to a specific ascent, such as a mountain path or slope.
- An increase in level, value, or intensity: Used metaphorically to describe a rise in status, temperature, or other metrics.
Verb:
- To move upwards, typically using hands and feet for support: The primary meaning involves ascending a vertical or steep surface.
- To rise or increase gradually: Used for things like prices, temperatures, or numbers that go up.
- To advance in social or professional status: To achieve a higher position through effort.
- To slope or lead upwards: Describing a path or road that goes up.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- The final climb to the summit was exhausting. (The last part of the ascent to the top was very tiring.)
- There was a steady climb in temperatures throughout the week. (There was a continuous increase in temperatures over the week.)
Verb:
- We need to climb this wall to reach the other side. (We need to ascend this wall to get to the other side.)
- Stock prices began to climb after the positive report. (Stock prices started to increase after the good news.)
- She managed to climb the corporate ladder quickly. (She succeeded in advancing her career rapidly.)
Advanced Usage
"Climb down":
- Literal: To descend from a height.
- It took them an hour to climb down the cliff.
- Figurative: To retreat from a previously held position or opinion; to back down.
- After public pressure, the politician was forced to climb down from his controversial statement.
"Climb aboard/on": To get onto a vehicle or become involved in something.
- Climb aboard the train; we're leaving soon.
- Many investors are climbing on the bandwagon of the new tech trend.
Variants and Related Words
Climber (n):
- A person or thing that climbs.
- She is an experienced mountain climber.
- A plant that grows upwards by clinging to a support.
- Ivy is a common climber on old walls.
Climbing (n/adj):
- The activity or sport of climbing mountains or rocks.
- Rock climbing is his favorite hobby. (Note: This is a compound noun listed here as a related concept, not as the target word "climb").
Synonyms
- Ascend: To go up or climb.
- Scale: To climb up or over something, especially something tall or steep.
- Rise: To move from a lower to a higher position.
- Mount: To go up; to get up on something.
Related Phrasal Verbs
Climb up: To ascend. This is often the basic action implied by "climb."
- The cat climbed up the tree.
Climb over: To ascend and cross the top of an obstacle.
- We had to climb over the fence to get into the field.
Related Idioms
A mountain to climb: A very difficult task or challenge ahead.
- After the scandal, the company has a real mountain to climb to restore its reputation.
Climb the walls: To feel extremely anxious, bored, or frustrated.
- I was climbing the walls waiting for the test results.
Noun
- the act of climbing something
- it was a difficult climb to the top
- an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
- an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
- the car couldn't make it up the rise
Verb
- increase in value or to a higher point
- prices climbed steeply
- the value of our house rose sharply last year
- improve one's social status
- This young man knows how to climb the social ladder
- slope upward
- The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill
- go up or advance
- Sales were climbing after prices were lowered
- move with difficulty, by grasping
- go upward with gradual or continuous progress
- Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?