climb (kl m)v. climbed, climb·ing, climbs v.tr. 1. To move upward on or mount, especially by using the hands and feet or the feet alone; ascend: climb a mountain; climbed the stairs. 2. To grow in an upward direction on or over: ivy climbing the walls. v.intr. 1. To move oneself upward, especially by using the hands and feet. 2. To rise slowly, steadily, or effortfully; ascend. See Synonyms at rise. 3. To move in a specified direction by using the hands and feet: climbed down the ladder; climbed out the window. 4. To slant or slope upward: The road climbs steeply to the top. 5. To engage in the activity or sport of mountain climbing. 6. To grow in an upward direction, as some plants do, often by means of twining stems or tendrils. n. Idiom: 1. An act of climbing; an ascent: a long, exhausting climb to the top. 2. A place to be climbed: The face of the cliff was a steep climb. climb the walls To be anxious or frantic. [Middle English climben, from Old English climban.] climb  a·ble (klm -bl) adj. |
climb [klaɪm]
vb (mainly intr)
1. (also tr; often foll by up) to go up or ascend (stairs, a mountain, etc.)
2. (often foll by along) to progress with difficulty to climb along a ledge
3. to rise to a higher point or intensity the temperature climbed
4. to incline or slope upwards the road began to climb
5. to ascend in social position
6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of plants) to grow upwards by twining, using tendrils or suckers, etc.
7. Informal (foll by into) to put (on) or get (into)
8. to be a climber or mountaineer
n
1. the act or an instance of climbing
2. a place or thing to be climbed, esp a route in mountaineering Related adjective scansorial
[Old English climban; related to Old Norse klembra to squeeze, Old High German climban to clamber]
climbable adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  climb - an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"incline, slope, side - an elevated geological formation; "he climbed the steep slope"; "the house was built on the side of a mountain" uphill - the upward slope of a hill |
| 2. |  climb - an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) | |
| 3. | climb - the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top" scaling - ascent by or as if by a ladder clamber - an awkward climb; "reaching the crest was a real clamber" mountain climbing, mountaineering - the activity of climbing a mountain rock climbing - the sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment) | |
| Verb | 1. | climb - go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?" scale - climb up by means of a ladder escalade - climb up and over; "They had to escalade canyons to reach their destination" ramp - creep up -- used especially of plants; "The roses ramped over the wall" mountaineer - climb mountains for pleasure as a sport go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise - move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" ride - climb up on the body; "Shorts that ride up"; "This skirt keeps riding up my legs" bestride, climb on, hop on, jump on, mount up, get on, mount - get up on the back of; "mount a horse" climb down, alight - come down; "the birds alighted" |
| 2. | climb - move with difficulty, by grasping move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" | |
| 3. | climb - go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered" jump - increase suddenly and significantly; "Prices jumped overnight" increase - become bigger or greater in amount; "The amount of work increased" | |
| 4. | climb - slope upward; "The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill" | |
| 5. | climb - improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder" | |
| 6. | climb - increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year" soar - go or move upward; "The stock market soared after the cease-fire was announced" bull - advance in price; "stocks were bulling" grow - become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain; "The problem grew too large for me"; "Her business grew fast" |
climb
verb
3. rise, go up, soar, ascend, fly up The plane took off, lost an engine as it climbed, and crashed just off the runway.
Related words
adjective scansorial
adjective scansorial
Translations
climb [ˈklaɪm]
vt
vi
(from high place) → redescendre
(British) (fig) (= give in) → céder
climb
vt
(also climb up) → klettern auf (+acc); wall also, hill → steigen auf (+acc); mountains also → besteigen; ladder, steps → hoch- or hinaufsteigen; pole, cliffs → hochklettern; my car can’t climb that hill → mein Auto schafft den Berg nicht or kommt den Berg nicht hoch; to climb a rope → an einem Seil hochklettern
vi → klettern; (as mountaineer) → bergsteigen; (into train, car etc) → steigen; (road) → ansteigen; (aircraft) → (auf)steigen; (sun) → steigen; (prices) → steigen, klettern (inf); when the sun had climbed to its highest point → als die Sonne am höchsten stand; he climbed to the top of his profession → er hat den Gipfel seiner beruflichen Laufbahn erklommen
n
(= climbing) we’re going out for a climb → wir machen eine Kletter- or Bergtour; (as mountaineers) → wir gehen bergsteigen; that was some climb! → das war eine Kletterei!; Ben Lomond is an easy climb → Ben Lomond ist leicht zu besteigen; I’ve never done that climb → den habe ich noch nicht bestiegen
climb [klaɪm]
climb [klaɪm]
2. vt (also climb up) (tree, ladder) → salire su, arrampicarsi su; (staircase) → salire; (mountain, wall) → scalare
to climb a rope → arrampicarsi su una corda
to climb a rope → arrampicarsi su una corda
3. vi (road, person) → salire; (plane) → prendere quota; (plant) → arrampicarsi
the pilot climbed into the cockpit → il pilota si è infilato nella cabina di pilotaggio
to climb over a wall → scavalcare un muro
the pilot climbed into the cockpit → il pilota si è infilato nella cabina di pilotaggio
to climb over a wall → scavalcare un muro
climb down
1. vi + prep → scendere da
climb [klaɪm]
2. vt (also climb up) (tree, ladder) → salire su, arrampicarsi su; (staircase) → salire; (mountain, wall) → scalare
to climb a rope → arrampicarsi su una corda
to climb a rope → arrampicarsi su una corda
3. vi (road, person) → salire; (plane) → prendere quota; (plant) → arrampicarsi
the pilot climbed into the cockpit → il pilota si è infilato nella cabina di pilotaggio
to climb over a wall → scavalcare un muro
the pilot climbed into the cockpit → il pilota si è infilato nella cabina di pilotaggio
to climb over a wall → scavalcare un muro
climb down
1. vi + prep → scendere da
v climb [klaim]
1 (of a person etc) to go up or towards the top of (a mountain, wall, ladder etc) He climbed to the top of the hill; He climbed up the ladder; The child climbed the tree. klim يَتَسَلَّق катеря се (vy)lézt klatre; gå op ad klettern σκαρφαλώνω subir, escalar ronima بالا رفتن؛ صعود کردن kiivetä grimper לטָפֵס चढ़ना popeti se na felmászik mendaki klifra arrampicarsi 登る (산, 나무 등을) 오르다 (už)kopti, (už)lipti kāpt; rāpties memanjat beklimmen klatre, klyve, kravle opp(over) wdrapywać się, wspinać się subir a (se) urca (pe), a se căţăra (pe) взбираться vyliezť plezati penjati se klättra, gå uppför, bestiga ปีน tırmanmak 攀登 вилазити چڑھنا trèo leo 攀登
2 to rise or ascend. styg يَصْعَد، يَرْتَفِع издигам се vyšplhat, vystoupat stige steigen ανεβαίνω ascender, subir tõusma بالا رفتن nousta monter לַעֲלוֹת आरोहण करना popeti se emelkedik menanjak rísa, hækka salire 上昇する 올라가다 (pa)kilti taisīt karjeru naik klimmen stige (opp), arbeide seg opp wznosić się subir a (se) urca подниматься vystúpiť povzpeti se penjati se höja sig, stiga เพิ่มขึ้น yükselmek 上升 лізти, підійматися ترقی کرنا ، اوپر اٹھنا leo trèo 上升
n
1 an act of going up a rapid climb to the top of his profession. klim صُعود، ارتِقاء изкачване vzestup opstigning; klatren op der Aufstieg αναρρίχηση escalada, ascenso tõus صعود؛ بالا روی nousu montée טִפּוּס @@@טִיפּוּס$$$ चढा़व popeti se, verati se emelkedés kenaikan klif; ris salita, ascesa 登ること 오름 (iš)kilimas kāpšana; rāpšanās; pacelšanās pa karjeras kāpnēm penanjakan klim oppstigning, klatretur, (tinde)bestigning wspinaczka subida urcare, ascensiune восхождение vzostup vzpon penjanje klättring การปีน tırmanma, çıkış 攀登 сходження اوپر جانا hành động leo trèo 攀登
2 a route or place to be climbed The guide showed us the best climb. klim مُرْتَقى، طَريق للتَّسَلُّق височина за катерене směr výstupu sted at klatre der Aufstieg ανάβαση subida mäkketõusu marsruut مسیر صعود kiipeämisreitti montée שְבִיל טִיפּוּס चढ़ाई penjati se hegyi út pendakian klifleið arrampicata, scalata 登山ルート 등산지, 등산로 kopimo maršrutas, pakilimo vieta kāpiens; pacēlums tempat pendakian helling klatrerute podejście subida urcuş восхождение smer výstupu vzpon uspon klättring, klätterrutt เส้นทางการปีน tırmanma/çıkış yolu 攀登路線，攀登處 підйом اوپر چڑھنے کا راستہ vật leo trèo 需攀登的地方
n climber
1 a person who climbs (mountains). klimmer مُتسلّق катерач lezec bjergbestiger; klatrer der/die Bergsteiger(in) ορειβάτης alpinista, escalador (mägi)ronija کوهنورد grimpeur/-euse מְטַפֵּס चढने वाला penjač, planinar hegymászó pendaki gunung klifrari; fjallgöngumaður arrampicatore, scalatore 登山者 등반자 kopėjas, alpinistas alpīnists pendaki bergbeklimmer klatrer, fjellklatrer, tindebestiger alpinista alpinista alpinist альпинист horolezec, -kyňa plezalec planinar klättrare, bergsbestigare นักปีนเขา dağcı 登山客 альпініст اوپر چڑھنے والا người leo trèo 爬山的人
2 a climbing plant. klimplant نبات مُتَسَلِّق / مُعْتَرِش пълзящо растение popínavá rostlina, liána klatreplante; slyngplante die Kletterpflanze αναρριχητικό φυτό alpinista ronitaim پیچک kiipeilijä plante grimpante צֶמַח מְטַפֵּס बेल penjačica kúszónövény tumbuhan pemanjat arrampicatore, scalatore （よじのぼる）植物 덩굴성 식물 vijoklinis augalas, vijoklis vīteņaugs tumbuhan memanjat klimplant klatreplante pnącze вьющееся растение popínavá rastlina plezalka puzavica klängväxt, klätterväxt ไม้เลื้อย sarmaşık 攀緣植物 витка рослина اوپر اٹھنے والا پودا cây leo 攀缘植物
3 (usuallysocial climber) an ambitious person who tries to improve his/her social status. opdringer شَخصً مُتَسَلِّق عن طريق مَعاشَرَةِ الكِبار човек, който иска да се издигне kariérista, šplhoun stræber der Aufsteiger αναρριχώμενος στην κοινωνική κλίμακα enredadera pürgija شخص جاه طلب arriviste מְטַפֵּס בְּסוּלָם חֶברָתִי समाज में उच्च वर्ग की ओर बढ़ने वाला laktaš törtető, karrierista pencari pangkat rampicante 立身出世主義者 출세주의자 karjeristas karjerists pencari pangkat streber, eerzuchtig iemand streber, oppkomling snob карьерист karierista, šplhúň povzpetnik laktaš streber, samhällsklättrare คนที่ต้องการก้าวหน้าในธุรกิจหรือในสังคม yükselmek isteyen kimse 想提高社會地位的野心家 честолюбець, кар'єрист اپنا سماجی رتبہ بڑھانے کی کوشش کرنے والا kẻ bon chen 拼命向上爬的人；野心家
climb → يَتسلق vystoupit klatre op ad klettern σκαρφαλώνω escalar kiivetä grimper penjati se scalare 登る 기어오르다 klimmen klatre wspiąć się escalar взбираться klättra ปีน tırmanmak trèo 攀登
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