- climb
- [[t]kla͟ɪm[/t]]
♦♦♦climbs, climbing, climbed1) VERB If you climb something such as a tree, mountain, or ladder, or climb up it, you move towards the top of it. If you climb down it, you move towards the bottom of it.
[V n] Climbing the first hill took half an hour...
[V n] He picked up his suitcase and climbed the stairs...
[V up n] I told her about him climbing up the drainpipe...
[V down n] Kelly climbed down the ladder into the water...
Children love to climb. [Also V up/down]
N-COUNT: oft N prepClimb is also a noun....an hour's leisurely climb through olive groves and vineyards.
2) VERB If you climb somewhere, you move there carefully, for example because you are moving into a small space or trying to avoid falling.[V prep/adv] The girls hurried outside, climbed into the car, and drove off...
[V prep/adv] He must have climbed out of his cot...
[V prep/adv] He climbed down from the cab.
3) VERB When something such as an aeroplane climbs, it moves upwards to a higher position. When the sun climbs, it moves higher in the sky.The plane took off for LA, lost an engine as it climbed, and crashed just off the runway. [Also V prep]
Syn:4) VERB When something climbs, it increases in value or amount.The nation's unemployment rate has been climbing steadily since last June...
[V by amount] Prices have climbed by 21% since the beginning of the year...
[V to/from amount] The FA Cup Final's audience climbed to 12.3 million...
[V amount] Jaguar shares climbed 43 pence to 510 pence.
5) → See also climbingPhrasal Verbs:
English dictionary. 2008.
