climbing

climb  (klm)

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.

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.

Idiom:

climb the walls

To be anxious or frantic.

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[Middle English climben, from Old English climban.]

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climba·ble (klm-bl) adj.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

climbing - an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) mounting, climb rising, ascension, ascent, rise - a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"

Translations

climbing [ˈklaɪmɪŋ]

A. N (= rock climbing) → montañismo m, alpinismo m, andinismo m (LAm)
to go climbing → hacer montañismo or alpinismo, ir de escalada

B. CPD climbing frame N estructura metálica en la cual los niños juegan trepando
climbing irons NPL → garfios mpl

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climbing [ˈklaɪmɪŋ] n (gen) → escalade f (also rock climbing) → varappe f
to go climbing → faire de l'escalade
We're going climbing in Scotland → Nous allons faire de l'escalade en Écosse.
climbing accident n → accident m d'escalade
climbing boot n → chaussure f de montagne
climbing frame n → cage f à poules
climbing wall n → mur m d'escalade

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climbing

adj

→ Berg(steiger)-; (= rock climbing) → Kletter-; accident, partner → beim Bergsteigen; we are going on a climbing holiday → wir gehen im Urlaub zum Bergsteigen/Klettern; climbing club → Bergsteiger-/Kletterklub m; climbing speed (Aviat) → Steiggeschwindigkeit f

plant → Kletter-

n

→ Bergsteigen nt; (= rock climbing) → Klettern nt; to go climbing → bergsteigen/klettern gehen, zum Bergsteigen/Klettern gehen; we did a lot of climbing → wir sind viel geklettert

(pej: also social climbing) → sozialer Aufstieg

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climbing:

climbing frame

n → Klettergerüst nt

climbing irons

pl → Steigeisen pl

climbing plant

n → Kletter- or Schlingpflanze f

climbing wall

n → Kletterwand f

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climbing [ˈklaɪmɪŋ] n (rock climbing) → alpinismo
to go climbing → andare a far roccia

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climbing [ˈklaɪmɪŋ] n (rock climbing) → alpinismo
to go climbing → andare a far roccia

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climbing → تسلق horolezectví klatring Klettern ορειβασία escalada kiipeäminen escalade penjanje alpinismo クライミング 등반 bergsport klatring wspinaczka alpinismo восхождение klättring การปีน dağcılık sự leo trèo 攀登