American English pronunciation
How to pronounce climb
IPA transcription: [k'laɪm]
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Noun
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an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
“the car couldn't make it up the rise”
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the act of climbing something
“it was a difficult climb to the top”
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an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
Verb
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go upward with gradual or continuous progress
“Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?”
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increase in value or to a higher point
“prices climbed steeply”
“the value of our house rose sharply last year”
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go up or advance
“Sales were climbing after prices were lowered”
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move with difficulty, by grasping
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slope upward
“The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill”
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improve one's social status
“This young man knows how to climb the social ladder”
Usage examples
- The climber is hanging off a vertical cliff with gear but no shirt
- He climbed into the car.
- A man is rock climbing with no noticable harness.
- A woman begins to climb onto her bike.
- Speedbird niner, turn left heading two seven zero, climb and maintain flight level three five.
- During one climb towards another deck, Hannah dislocates her shoulder while helping her husband.
- A popular tourist destination, it is also a favourite challenge for mountain climbers.
- On the second day, the boy climbed to the top of a cliff near the camp.
- The boy and the Englishman had bought camels, and climbed uncertainly onto their backs.
- A mountain climber nears the top of a steep, high rock face.