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The Meaning of climb

  • (v. i.) To ascend or mount laboriously, esp. by use of the hands and feet.
  • (v. i.) To ascend as if with effort; to rise to a higher point.
  • (v. i.) To ascend or creep upward by twining about a support, or by attaching itself by tendrils, rootlets, etc., to a support or upright surface.
  • (v. t.) To ascend, as by means of the hands and feet, or laboriously or slowly; to mount.
  • (n.) The act of one who climbs; ascent by climbing.

Synonyms

ascent , rising , emanation , acclivity , ascending , mounting , heave , climbing , hike , rising slope , salary increase , ascension , boost , upgrade , advance , wage increase , lift , procession , mount , rise , wage hike , raise , cost increase , riding horse , backing , setting , saddle horse , mountain , get on , draw near , bestride , come on , ascend , come near , climb on , draw close , wax , arise , put on , go up , approach , come up , mount up , burn down , climb up , ride , move up , near , uprise , jump on , burn up , hop on , jump , resurrect , stand up , heighten , rebel , surface , spring up , grow , originate , prove , develop , full , get up , turn out , rear , rise up

Homophones

clime

Rhymes

anaheim , anticrime , anytime , bedtime , beim , blenheim , centime , chime , chyme , clime , crime , daytime , dime , dinnertime , downtime , durkheim , enzyme , everytime , fulltime , genzyme , grime , guggenheim , haim , halftime , heim , hime , lifetime , lime , lunchtime , lyme , maritime , mealtime , meantime , mime , nighttime , noontime , onetime , oppenheim , overtime , pantomime , paradigm , part-time , parttime , pastime , peacetime , prime , ragtime , rhyme , schooltime , seim , showtime , sime , slime , sometime , springtime , stime , sublime , summertime , syme , thyme , time , waldheim , wartime , wintertime