climbing

/ˈklaɪ̯mɪŋ/

verb

  1. 1

    To ascend; rise; to go up.

    Prices climbed steeply.
  2. 2

    To mount; to move upwards on.

    Climbing a tree
  3. 3

    To scale; to get to the top of something.

  4. 4

    To move (especially up and down something) by gripping with the hands and using the feet.

  5. 5

    To practise the sport of climbing

  6. 6

    To jump high

  7. 7

    To move to a higher position on the social ladder.

  8. 8

    Of plants, to grow upwards by clinging to something.

Synonyms

noun

  1. 1

    The sport of climbing, ascending a wall or a rock or another object using available holds, generally with the safety of a rope and belayer.

    The next day, the team had to wear special ice climbing footwear while repairing other research devices on the glacier.
  2. 2

    Climb; ascent.

adjective

  1. 1

    (of a plant) That climbs; that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface.

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