Climb

/klaɪm/

The meaning and definition of Climb, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

verb
  1. To ascend; rise; to go up.
    “Prices climbed steeply.”
  2. To mount; to move upwards on.
    “Climbing a tree”
noun
  1. The act of getting to somewhere more elevated.
  2. An act of climbing.

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Synonyms scale

Origin

From Middle English climben, from Old English climban.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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