to climb
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1.0
- verb
- /klaɪm/
- The children decided to climb the steep hill to get a better view of the sunset.
- climb the stairs
- climb the steps
- climb a staircase
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Watch on YouTubeOtherwise I might just come out here and climb without filming it.
- Otherwise I might just come out here and climb without filming it.
- Learning to sit, learning to walk, climb the stairs.
- He said, I will climb the N wall of the Matterhorn.
- He came out of Quentin's window and climbed across into the tree.
- Because when you climb high, there's a long way to fall.
- He says, I need you to climb under the, the tarp.
- Now you guys can climb for the rest of the day.
Examples
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And then, all right, we're going to climb the ladder there, I'm sure.
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We've got to use them to climb to the top.
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Now you guys can climb for the rest of the day.
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A lot of people can climb that mountain.
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I bet she can climb so high.
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And tonight we are climbing that for sunset.
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During the next three years, they climbed five of the Seven Summits.
Academic text (2011) -
By late April, Team Jordan had climbed as high as 23,000 feet.
Academic text (2011) -
Then she turned, gritted her teeth, and climbed up the rest of the ladder.
Fiction book (1990) -
In New Orleans, fans snuck into a concert by climbing trees around the stadium.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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1.0
To move to a higher position
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2.2
To move from below to a higher place, like a diver rising to the surface
410
1.0
To move upward into the air, like smoke or mist
233
2.0
Go to a higher place or level
151
1.0
To move up using hands and feet, often with effort
99
3.6
To increase or grow over time
68
2.0
To get up onto the back or top of something, especially an animal
51
4.0
To move upward to a higher place, for example up a hill or into the sky
36
3.1
To climb up a wall or ladder to reach a higher place
14
2.5
Walk up a hill for exercise or enjoyment
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3.7
To climb a mountain
Antonyms
Idioms
To move up in a company by getting promotions and more responsibility
- Informal
2
8.1
To feel very restless and anxious because of boredom or frustration
To improve social position by getting more money, education, or important friends
- Informal
To stop acting like you are better than other people
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Etymology
Climb comes from the old English word climban, which meant 'to move up'. Think of pulling yourself up with hands and feet—that image helps you remember that to climb is to go upward, especially using your body.