climb meaning and definition

CLIMB noun

Definition of climb (noun)

1. an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
   • "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
   • synonyms: acclivity, ascent, raise, rise, upgrade
   • antonym: declension
2. an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
   • synonyms: climbing, mounting
3. the act of climbing something
   • "it was a difficult climb to the top"
   • synonyms: mount

CLIMB verb

Definition of climb (verb)

1. go upward with gradual or continuous progress
   • "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"
   • synonyms: climb up, go up, mount
2. move with difficulty, by grasping
3. go up or advance
   • "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
   • synonyms: mount, rise, wax
   • antonym: wane
4. slope upward
   • "The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill"
5. improve one's social status
   • "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder"
6. increase in value or to a higher point
   • "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
   • synonyms: go up, rise