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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 |
adverb + (v.)climb
gradually
(v.)climb
+ adverb
aboard, board, down, fast, halfway, high, inside, uphill, upward
(v.)climb
+ noun
altitude,
attic,
balcony,
bed,
bike,
bluff,
boulder,
bunk,
cab,
car,
carriage,
cart,
chart,
cliff,
cockpit,
crib,
descent,
dune,
elevation,
embankment,
escape,
fence,
fern,
flight,
foot,
gear,
hatch,
helicopter,
hill,
hillside,
jungle,
ladder,
lap,
ledge,
limb,
mile,
mountain,
passenger,
pickup,
pole,
porch,
rail,
railing,
ramp,
ridge,
roof,
rope,
rung,
saddle,
seat,
sleeping,
slope,
stair,
staircase,
stairs,
stairway,
stand,
step,
stool,
summit,
top,
tower,
tree,
truck,
trunk,
tub,
wagon,
wall,
waterfall,
wheel,
window
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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 |
adjective + (n.)climb
easy, final, hard, long, short, slow, steady, steep, tough, uphill, upward
verb + (n.)climb
begin, continue, face
noun + (n.)climb
peak, rock
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| derivation: |
climbable (adj.) |
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