Climb meaning

What does “climb” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“climb” is a noun and verb with 9 meanings. Its most common meaning is: an upward slope or grade (as in a road).

climb

an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
“the car couldn't make it up the rise”
Synonymsascent acclivity rise raise upgrade
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
Synonymsclimbing mounting
the act of climbing something
“it was a difficult climb to the top”
Synonymsmount

go upward with gradual or continuous progress
“Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?”
Synonymsclimb up mount go up
move with difficulty, by grasping
go up or advance
“Sales were climbing after prices were lowered”
Synonymswax mount rise
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”
increase in value or to a higher point
“prices climbed steeply”
“the value of our house rose sharply last year”
Synonymsrise go up

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University