to climb on

Examples

• All

• Some demonstrators are climbing on the statue to get a better view.

  Fiction book (1990)

• And once you have it open like this, you can just climb on in to the back seats.

• Now, climb on my back.

  Les Misérables (1998)

• You go on and have yourself a good time and I'll climb on your back.

  One-Eyed Jacks (1961)

• Her bed was so high that she had to climb on a step ladder to get into it.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Pratt starts to climb on top of the wall to get a better look.

  Fiction book (1993)

• As the trucks are emptied, children climb on top of the moving vehicles.

  Academic text (2002)

• And beginners can climb on the same wall as really good climbers.

  Magnus Midtbø

• Climb on my back.

  The Legend of Tarzan (2016)

• The trainer called to the children, saying, 'You can climb on the pony for a quick ride!'

Synonyms

C

to climb up

vsto climb on

127 1.0

To move up using hands and feet, often with effort

focuses on getting onto the back or top rather than just upward movement

H

to hop on

vsto climb on

• Informal

53 2.7

To get onto something like a horse, bike, or bus quickly and lightly

is a neutral action not necessarily quick or light

M

to mount

vsto climb on

49 3.0

To get on an animal or bike to ride

is a broader term for getting onto a back or surface

G

to get on

vsto climb on

37 1.0

Climb onto a horse or bike

is a general act of getting onto a surface not only for riding

J

to jump on

vsto climb on

13 1.8

To get quickly onto the back of something like a horse or bike

is a gradual or neutral rising action rather than sudden movement

M

to mount up

vsto climb on

7 4.0

To get onto the back of an animal like a horse to ride it

is a general action of getting onto a surface not focused on riding

H

to hop up on

vsto climb on

4 5.2

Jump onto a surface like a table or bed

is about getting onto a surface without implying quickness

B

to bestride

vsto climb on

1 8.8

To sit or stand with a leg on each side of something like a horse

is about getting onto a back or surface without necessarily straddling

Antonyms

D

to dismount

21 4.5

To get off a horse, bicycle, or vehicle

How Difficult

to clamber

19 5.6

to climb on

19 2.0

to get on

37 1.0

to hop on

• Informal

53 2.7

Surface Forms

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Etymology