What does climb mean?
Definitions for climb
klaɪmclimb
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word climb.
Princeton's WordNet
ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade(noun)
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
"the car couldn't make it up the rise"
climb, climbing, mounting(noun)
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
climb, mount(verb)
the act of climbing something
"it was a difficult climb to the top"
climb, climb up, mount, go up(verb)
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
"Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"
climb(verb)
move with difficulty, by grasping
wax, mount, climb, rise(verb)
go up or advance
"Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
climb(verb)
slope upward
"The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill"
climb(verb)
improve one's social status
"This young man knows how to climb the social ladder"
rise, go up, climb(verb)
increase in value or to a higher point
"prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
Wiktionary
climb(Noun)
An act of climbing.
Etymology: From climben, from climban, from klimbanan, believed to be a nasalised variant of klibanan, from gley-. Cognate with Dutch klimmen, German klimmen, klembra, klifra. Related to clamber. See also clay, glue.
climb(Noun)
The act of getting to somewhere more elevated.
Etymology: From climben, from climban, from klimbanan, believed to be a nasalised variant of klibanan, from gley-. Cognate with Dutch klimmen, German klimmen, klembra, klifra. Related to clamber. See also clay, glue.
climb(Noun)
An upwards struggle
Etymology: From climben, from climban, from klimbanan, believed to be a nasalised variant of klibanan, from gley-. Cognate with Dutch klimmen, German klimmen, klembra, klifra. Related to clamber. See also clay, glue.
climb(Verb)
To ascend; rise; to go up.
Prices climbed steeply.
Etymology: From climben, from climban, from klimbanan, believed to be a nasalised variant of klibanan, from gley-. Cognate with Dutch klimmen, German klimmen, klembra, klifra. Related to clamber. See also clay, glue.
climb(Verb)
To mount; to move upwards on.
Etymology: From climben, from climban, from klimbanan, believed to be a nasalised variant of klibanan, from gley-. Cognate with Dutch klimmen, German klimmen, klembra, klifra. Related to clamber. See also clay, glue.
climb(Verb)
To scale; to get to the top of something.
Etymology: From climben, from climban, from klimbanan, believed to be a nasalised variant of klibanan, from gley-. Cognate with Dutch klimmen, German klimmen, klembra, klifra. Related to clamber. See also clay, glue.
climb(Verb)
To move (especially up and down something) by gripping with the hands and using the feet.
Etymology: From climben, from climban, from klimbanan, believed to be a nasalised variant of klibanan, from gley-. Cognate with Dutch klimmen, German klimmen, klembra, klifra. Related to clamber. See also clay, glue.
climb(Verb)
to practise the sport of climbing
Etymology: From climben, from climban, from klimbanan, believed to be a nasalised variant of klibanan, from gley-. Cognate with Dutch klimmen, German klimmen, klembra, klifra. Related to clamber. See also clay, glue.
climb(Verb)
to jump high
Etymology: From climben, from climban, from klimbanan, believed to be a nasalised variant of klibanan, from gley-. Cognate with Dutch klimmen, German klimmen, klembra, klifra. Related to clamber. See also clay, glue.
climb(Verb)
To move to a higher position on the social ladder.
Etymology: From climben, from climban, from klimbanan, believed to be a nasalised variant of klibanan, from gley-. Cognate with Dutch klimmen, German klimmen, klembra, klifra. Related to clamber. See also clay, glue.
climb(Verb)
Of plants, to grow upwards by clinging to something.
Etymology: From climben, from climban, from klimbanan, believed to be a nasalised variant of klibanan, from gley-. Cognate with Dutch klimmen, German klimmen, klembra, klifra. Related to clamber. See also clay, glue.
Webster Dictionary
Climb(verb)
to ascend or mount laboriously, esp. by use of the hands and feet
Etymology: [AS. climban; akin to OHG. chlimban, G. & D. klimmen, Icel. klfa, and E. cleave to adhere.]
Climb(verb)
to ascend as if with effort; to rise to a higher point
Etymology: [AS. climban; akin to OHG. chlimban, G. & D. klimmen, Icel. klfa, and E. cleave to adhere.]
Climb(verb)
to ascend or creep upward by twining about a support, or by attaching itself by tendrils, rootlets, etc., to a support or upright surface
Etymology: [AS. climban; akin to OHG. chlimban, G. & D. klimmen, Icel. klfa, and E. cleave to adhere.]
Climb(verb)
to ascend, as by means of the hands and feet, or laboriously or slowly; to mount
Etymology: [AS. climban; akin to OHG. chlimban, G. & D. klimmen, Icel. klfa, and E. cleave to adhere.]
Climb(noun)
the act of one who climbs; ascent by climbing
Etymology: [AS. climban; akin to OHG. chlimban, G. & D. klimmen, Icel. klfa, and E. cleave to adhere.]
Freebase
Climb
In aviation, the term climb refers both to the actual operation of increasing the altitude of an aircraft and to the logical phase of a typical flight following takeoff and preceding the cruise, during which an increase in altitude to a predetermined level is effected.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Climb
klīm, v.i. or v.t. to ascend or mount by clutching with the hands and feet: to ascend with difficulty: to mount.—adj. Climb′able, capable of being climbed.—ns. Climb′er, one who or that which climbs: (pl.) an old-fashioned popular title for several orders of birds whose feet are mainly adapted for climbing: (bot.) those plants which, having weak stems, seek support from other objects, chiefly from other plants, in order to ascend from the ground; Climb′ing. [A.S. climban; cf. Ger. klimmen; conn. with Clamber and Cleave, to stick.]
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Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'climb' in Verbs Frequency: #361
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of climb in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of climb in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of climb in a Sentence
RVM:
Don’t just GO through life, GROW through it. For Life comes to you only once . . . never to return! Climb the Ladder of Life, step by step.
I’ve come here with a different motivation because I’ve had a spell that wasn’t good for me because for the last seven months I’ve been fairly inactive and had complications, i’m closer to the level I want to reach which is why I feel I’m taking little steps forward and that’s good. Recovery is like a ladder which you don’t climb running but rather step by step.
We understand a lot of people want to climb Everest, but some of them are not physically able to do so. We cannot risk the life of the climbers.
Climb the ladder only if it takes you to somewhere high! Some ascents may descend you to low places!
We respect that, we climb but we don't leave rubbish, we stay to the path.
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Translations for climb
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- تسلقArabic
- лезці, палезці, лазіць, палазіцьBelarusian
- качвам се, изкачвам се, катеря сеBulgarian
- pignatBreton
- escalarCatalan, Valencian
- růst, léztCzech
- dringoWelsh
- klettern, steigen, aufsteigenGerman
- ανεβαίνω, σκαρφαλώνωGreek
- grimpiEsperanto
- escalar, subir, trepar, subida, ascensoSpanish
- nousta, kiivetä, kohota, kavutaFinnish
- monter, escalader, grimperFrench
- tógIrish
- dìrich, streapScottish Gaelic
- טיפס, עלה, האמירHebrew
- चढ़नाHindi
- բարձրանալ, ելնել, մագլցելArmenian
- klimarIdo
- klifra, klífaIcelandic
- arrampicare, scalareItalian
- 登る, 攀じ登るJapanese
- 오르다, 기어 올라가다Korean
- scando, ascendōLatin
- искачува, се искачува, се јази, ползи, искачувањеMacedonian
- klatreNorwegian
- klimmen, beklimmenDutch
- klatreNorwegian Nynorsk
- klatreNorwegian
- subir, escalar, trepar, escalada, ascensão, subidaPortuguese
- sui, urcaRomanian
- подниматься, подняться, залезть, карабкаться, лазить, вскарабкаться, полазить, лезть, взбираться, взобраться, восхождение, подъёмRussian
- klättraSwedish
- ปีนThai
- tırmanmak, çıkmakTurkish
- полі́зти, ла́зити, лі́зти, пола́зитиUkrainian
- چڑھناUrdu
- leo, lênVietnamese
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