climb
/ˈklaɪ̯m/
To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards or downwards; : To ascend; rise; to go up
- he/she/it
- climbs
- past
- climbed
- past participle
- climbed
Meanings
- 1
To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending)
They quickly climbed the tree.
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Tom is climbing a tree.
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- 2
(literally or figuratively): To ascend; rise; to go up
- 3
(literally or figuratively): To ascend; rise; to go up.; To ascend in a non-physical or figurative sense
- 4
(literally or figuratively): To ascend; rise; to go up.; To move to a higher position on a chart or hierarchy
- 5
To mount; to move upwards on
- 6
To scale; to get to the top of something
- 7
To enter, mount or otherwise assume a position in or on a conveyance
- 8
To move (especially up and down something) by gripping with the hands and using the feet
- 9
To practise the sport of climbing
- 10
To jump highrare