"summit fever" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} summit fever (uncountable)
  1. (mountaineering) The compulsion to reach the summit of a mountain at all costs. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-summit_fever-en-noun-BTq7a3ti Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, mountaineering, sports
  2. (figurative, by extension) The obsessive need to complete a task. Tags: broadly, figuratively, uncountable
    Sense id: en-summit_fever-en-noun-iC-bB6iY

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