climb

climb1 [ klaım ] verb ***

▸ 1 move on hands and feet

▸ 2 walk to top of

▸ 3 become higher

▸ 4 get into/out of something

▸ 5 move higher

▸ 6 achieve higher level

▸ 7 when plants grow up something

▸ + PHRASES

1. ) intransitive or transitive to use your hands and feet to move up, over, down, or across something:

He climbed onto the roof to check the TV antenna.

We escaped by climbing through a window.

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

climb a ladder/tree/wall: He climbed the ladder to get onto the roof.

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

She was the third woman to climb Mount Everest.

go climbing: If you go climbing you need the right boots.

2. ) intransitive or transitive to walk to the top of something high:

We left the road and climbed the hill toward the woods.

a ) to walk to the top of some steps or stairs:

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

3. ) intransitive if a temperature, price, or the level of something climbs, it becomes higher:

Temperatures climbed into the 90s.

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

climb steadily: Unemployment has climbed steadily over the past year.

4. ) intransitive to get into or out of something, especially by stepping to a higher or lower position:

Sara yawned as she climbed wearily into bed.

5. ) intransitive if an aircraft climbs, it moves up to a higher position in the air:

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

a ) if a road or path climbs, it leads upward gradually to a higher place

6. ) intransitive or transitive to move to a higher level in your job or social position:

people who climb to the top of their profession

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

a ) to achieve a high position in a list or competition:

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

7. ) intransitive if a plant climbs up or over something, it grows up it

climbing the walls INFORMAL

very annoyed and impatient, especially because something unpleasant has been happening for a long time

,climb `down phrasal verb intransitive BRITISH

to admit you were wrong, especially after expressing an opinion or argument very firmly

climb

climb 2 [ klaım ] noun count usually singular *

1. ) a gradual movement to a higher position by someone who is walking or climbing:

climb up: The trip also includes a climb up the dormant volcano.

a ) a gradual movement to a higher position by an aircraft or vehicle:

The plane began a steep climb to 27,000 feet.

b ) a distance that you have to climb to get somewhere:

The summit is only a short climb from here.

2. ) an increase in temperature, or in the price or level of something:

We left before the temperature began its daily climb to 95 degrees.

3. ) the process of moving to a higher level in your job or social position:

her climb from relative obscurity to international stardom