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climb
has definitions from the field of geography
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[ verb ] go upward with gradual or continuous progress
Examples "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?" Used in print (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)Thus , stealthily they advanced upstream ; then they turned to the right , climbed the embankment , and walked into the valley again . (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)No , they must look_the_other_way and climb one more painful step up the ladder . (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)There was the slate_roof of the church ; ivy climbed the red brick walls like a green scaled monster . Ludie took his slingshot and climbed to the rooftop to shoot at crows . (Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)Quickening his steps , John entered the vast church and climbed the tower steps to the bells . |
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[ verb ] go up or advance
Examples "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered" Used in print (The Wall Street Journal...)Though the sales gains these two dealers are experiencing are above average for their business , farm equipment sales are climbing in most rural_areas . For_example , farm equipment shipments of International_Harvester in August climbed about 5 % above a year earlier , Mr._Keeler reports . |
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[ verb ] improve one's social status
Examples "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder" Related terms |
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[ noun ] the act of climbing something
Synonyms Examples "it was a difficult climb to the top" Related terms |
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