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climb
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- pronunciation:
- klaIm
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
climbs, climbing, climbed |
| definition 1: |
to move upward; go towards the top; rise.
He climbed for an hour until he reached the top of the hill.The airplane climbed sharply after it took off.- synonyms:
- ascend
- antonyms:
- descend
- similar words:
- arise, clamber, lift, mount, rise, scale, scramble, shin
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| definition 2: |
to grow upward on a tall support.
The ivy climbed to the roof of the house.- synonyms:
- creep, twine
- similar words:
- rise, twist, wind
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| definition 3: |
to go up by foot.
Let's climb the hill.
- synonyms:
- ascend
- similar words:
- mount, scale
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| related words: |
jump, move, progress, soar, top, zoom |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of climbing.
The family made several mountain climbs during their vacation.- synonyms:
- ascent
- similar words:
- rise, scramble
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| definition 2: |
something to be climbed.
That cliff is a difficult climb.- synonyms:
- ascent
- similar words:
- hill, incline, mountain, slope
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| related words: |
ascent |
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| derivation: |
climbable (adj.) |
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