"climb" meaning in All languages combined

See climb on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /klaɪm/ Audio: en-us-climb.ogg [US] Forms: climb [singular], climbs [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A climb is an upwards movement, often a slow or difficult one.
    Sense id: simple-climb-en-noun-eUgZc65p
  2. A climb down is a long slow downwards movement.
    Sense id: simple-climb-en-noun-rNYdUkwu

Verb [English]

IPA: /klaɪm/ Audio: en-us-climb.ogg [US] Forms: climb [canonical], climbs [third-person, singular], climbed [past], climbed [past, participle], climbing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you climb something, you move up or down it.
    Sense id: simple-climb-en-verb-0pGGQQ83
  2. If you climb into, out of, through something, etc., you move with difficulty, often using your hands and knees.
    Sense id: simple-climb-en-verb-Zwgve1iI Categories (other): Verbs
  3. If prices, profits, temperatures, etc. climb or if a road, a path, or a piece of land climbs, it goes up.
    Sense id: simple-climb-en-verb-AMP2DVh4 Categories (other): Verbs
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          "text": "Narrow steps climb to the door of a small temple."
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          "text": "Narrow steps climb to the door of a small temple."
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          "text": "It became very warm as the sun began to climb."
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