1
[ verb ] go upward with gradual or continuous progress

Synonyms

climb mount go_up

Examples

"Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"

Used in print

(Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)

Without looking at him , without looking at anything except Drexel_Street directly in_front of her , she climbed_up into one of those orange streetcars , rode_away in it , and never came_back .

Related terms

rise ramp scale mountaineer escalade ride twine alight hop_on ascent climb climb climber climber crampon

2
[ verb ] rise in rank or status

Synonyms

rise jump

Examples

"Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list"

Related terms

change leap

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Similar Spelling

clam_up climb climb_on clean_up clump clomp Clamp climb_down climber climbing

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