| VERB | motion | climb, climb up, mount, go up | go upward with gradual or continuous progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | climb | move with difficulty, by grasping | |
| change | climb, wax, mount, rise | go up or advance | |
| motion | climb | slope upward | |
| change | climb | improve one's social status | |
| change | climb, rise, go up | increase / increase in value or to a higher point | |
| NOUN | object | climb, ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, upgrade | an upward slope or grade (as in a road) |
| event | climb, climbing, mounting | an event that involves rising to a higher point / point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) | |
| act | climb, mount | the act of climbing something |
| Sounds | klay'm | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Anaheim ... wintertime: 52 rhymes with aym... | |
| Meaning | An upward slope or grade (as in a road). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, upgrade | |
| Narrower | uphill | The upward slope of a hill |
| Broader | slope, incline, side | An elevated geological formation |
| Opposite | descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope | A downward slope or bend |
| Spanish | ascenso, cuesta, subida | |
| Catalan | ascensió, costa, pujada | |
| Verbs | climb | go upward with gradual or continuous progress |
| climb | slope upward | |
| Meaning | An event that involves rising to a higher point / point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.). | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | climbing, mounting | |
| Broader | rise, rising, ascent, ascension | A movement upward |
| Spanish | alpinismo, escalada, montañismo | |
| Catalan | alpinisme, escalada | |
| Verbs | climb | go up or advance |
| Meaning | The act of climbing something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "it was a difficult climb to the top" | |
| Synonym | mount | |
| Narrower | clamber | An awkward climb |
| mountain climbing, mountaineering | The activity of climbing a mountain | |
| rock climbing | The sport or pastime of scaling rock masses on mountain sides (especially with the help of ropes and special equipment) | |
| scaling | ascent by or as if by a ladder / ladder | |
| Broader | rise, ascent, ascension, ascending | The act of changing location in an upward direction |
| Spanish | ascenso, escalada, subida, trepada, trepa | |
| Catalan | ascensió, escalada, escalament, muntada, pujada | |
| Verbs | climb | go upward with gradual or continuous progress |
| Meaning | go upward with gradual or continuous progress. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | They climb the hill; They climb up the hill | |
| Example | "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?" | |
| Synonyms | climb up, mount, go up | |
| Narrower | escalade | climb up and over |
| mountaineer | climb mountains for pleasure as a sport | |
| ramp | creep up -- used especially of plants | |
| ride | climb up on the body | |
| scale | climb up by means of a ladder | |
| Broader | rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise | Move upward |
| See also | climb down | come down |
| climb on | get up on the back of | |
| Spanish | ascender, escalar, montar, subir, trepar | |
| Catalan | elevar-se, enfilar-se, escalar, grimpar, muntar, pujar | |
| Nouns | climb | the act of climbing something |
| climb | an upward slope or grade (as in a road) | |
| climber | an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing | |
| climber | someone who climbs as a sport | |
| climber | someone who ascends on foot | |
| climber | a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants | |
| climbing | an event that involves rising to a higher point / point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) | |
| Meaning | Move with difficulty, by grasping. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s PP | |
| Narrower | clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter | climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Spanish | escalar | |
| Catalan | escalar | |
| Meaning | go up or advance. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered" | |
| Synonyms | wax, mount, rise | |
| Narrower | advance, gain | Rise in rate or price / price |
| jump | increase / increase suddenly and significantly | |
| Broader | increase | Become bigger or greater in amount |
| Opposite | wane | Become smaller |
| Spanish | escalar, subir | |
| Catalan | escalar | |
| Nouns | climb | an event that involves rising to a higher point / point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) |
| Meaning | slope upward. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Example | "The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill" | |
| Broader | slope, incline, pitch | Be at an angle |
| Nouns | climb | an upward slope or grade (as in a road) |
| Meaning | improve one's social status. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder" | |
| Broader | progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up | Develop in a positive way |
| Nouns | climber | someone seeking social prominence by obsequious behavior |
| Meaning | increase / increase in value or to a higher point. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Model | The stock market is going to climb | |
| Example | "prices climbed steeply" | |
| Synonyms | rise, go up | |
| Narrower | bull | Advance in price / price / price |
| soar | Go or move upward | |
| Broader | grow | Become larger / larger, greater, or bigger |
| Spanish | ascender, subir | |
| Catalan | ascendir, pujar | |
| Nouns | climbing | an event that involves rising to a higher point / point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) |
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