Noun
climb -
the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top"
mount
ascending ,
ascent ,
ascension ,
rise an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
scaling ascent by or as if by a ladder
clamber an awkward climb; "reaching the crest was a real clamber"
mountain climbing ,
mountaineering the activity of climbing a mountain
climb -
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
climbing ,
mounting
rising ,
ascent ,
ascension ,
rise an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
climb -
an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
ascent ,
acclivity ,
rise ,
raise ,
upgrade
declivity ,
downslope ,
declension ,
declination ,
decline ,
descent ,
fall a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms; "the first declension in Latin"
incline ,
slope ,
side an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope" ; "the house was built on the side of a mountain"
Verb
climb -
go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"
climb up ,
mount ,
go up
move up ,
arise ,
go up ,
uprise ,
come up ,
rise ,
lift result or issue; "A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion"
bestride ,
climb on ,
hop on ,
jump on ,
mount up ,
get on ,
mount get up on the back of; "mount a horse"
climb down ,
alight come down; "the birds alighted"
scale size or measure according to a scale; "This model must be scaled down"
escalade climb up and over; "They had to escalade canyons to reach their destination"
ramp stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing
mountaineer climb mountains for pleasure as a sport
ride copulate with; "The bull was riding the cow"
climb -
improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder"
shape up ,
come along ,
get along ,
progress ,
come on ,
get on ,
advance develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school" ; "My plants are coming along" ; "Plans are shaping up"
climb -
move with difficulty, by grasping
move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy"
clamber ,
shin ,
shinny ,
skin ,
struggle ,
scramble ,
sputter climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
climb -
slope upward; "The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill"
slope ,
incline ,
pitch be at an angle; "The terrain sloped down"
climb -
go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
wax ,
mount ,
rise
wane decrease in phase; "the moon is waning"
increase make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary" ; "The university increased the number of students it admitted"
jump increase suddenly and significantly; "Prices jumped overnight"
gain ,
advance increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
climb -
increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply" ; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
rise ,
go up
grow come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard" ; "The patient developed abdominal pains" ; "I got funny spots all over my body" ; "Well-developed breasts"
soar go or move upward; "The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced"
bull advance in price; "stocks were bulling"
