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Definition climb in British English

climb verb

verb
/klaɪm/

▪ rapidly, steadily, steeply

▪ laboriously, stiffly, wearily

1

to use your hands and feet to move up, over, down, or across something

Example

He climbed onto the roof to check the TV aerial.

Example

We escaped by climbing through a window.

Example

The barbed wire is to stop people climbing over the fence.

Example

He climbed the ladder to get onto the roof.

Synonyms and related words
head go progress
1.1

to use your hands and feet to move up cliffs or mountains as a sport

Example

She was the third woman to climb Mount Everest.

Example

If you go climbing you need the right boots.

Synonyms and related words
abseil abseiling ascend
2

to walk to the top of something high

Example

We left the road and climbed the hill towards the wood.

Synonyms and related words
walk wander stroll
2.1

to walk to the top of some steps or stairs

Example

They had to climb ten flights of stairs because the lift was broken.

Synonyms and related words
walk wander stroll
3

if a temperature, price, or the level of something climbs, it becomes higher

Example

Temperatures climbed into the 90s.

Example

Their profits climbed from £20 million to £50 million last year.

Example

Unemployment has climbed steadily over the past year.

Synonyms and related words
increase go up add to bargain beat down bottom out
4

to get into or out of something, especially by stepping to a higher or lower position

Example

Sara yawned as she climbed wearily into bed.

Synonyms and related words
head go progress
5

if an aircraft climbs, it moves up to a higher position in the air

Example

The plane climbed to an altitude of 60,000 feet.

Synonyms and related words
airlift bank buzz
Synonyms and related words
lift raise rise
6

to move to a higher level in your job or social position

Example

people who climb to the top of their profession

Example

He began working at eighteen, determined to climb the career ladder.

Synonyms and related words
join arrive enter acquire ascent bankrupt
6.1

to achieve a high position in a list or competition

Example

The book climbed steadily to number one on the New York Times bestseller list.

Synonyms and related words
progress get on with get ahead
7

if a plant climbs up or over something, it grows up it

Synonyms and related words
bear bear fruit bloom
Definition climb in British English