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climb
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- pronunciation:
- klaIm
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- climb in
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
climbs, climbing, climbed |
| definition 1: |
to move upward; go towards the top; ascend.
We climbed straight up toward the top of the mountain.The airplane climbed until it was above the clouds.- synonyms:
- ascend
- antonyms:
- descend
- similar words:
- arise, clamber, lift, mount, rise, scale, scramble, shin, shinny, swarm
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| definition 2: |
to slope upward.
- synonyms:
- ascend
- similar words:
- incline, mount, rise, slope
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| definition 3: |
to twist around and up a tall support.
The ivy climbed to the balcony.- synonyms:
- creep, twine
- similar words:
- rise, twist, wind
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| definition 4: |
to strive to become more important, wealthier, or more successful, or to become so.
- similar words:
- advance, ascend, rise, strive, succeed
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| related words: |
jump, move, progress, soar, zoom |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to go up; ascend.
They climbed the face of the mountain.
- synonyms:
- ascend
- similar words:
- mount, scale
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| related words: |
top |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or process of climbing; ascent.
- synonyms:
- ascent
- antonyms:
- nose dive
- similar words:
- clamber, rise, scramble, soar
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| definition 2: |
something to be climbed or ascended.
That cliff is a difficult climb.- synonyms:
- ascent
- similar words:
- hill, incline, mountain, slope
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| related words: |
ascension, ascent, progression, zoom |
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| phrase: |
climb in |
| derivation: |
climbable (adj.) |
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