climb
/klaɪm/ verbDefinition
PERSON [I, T] (also climb up) › to go up something, or onto the top of something: climb a ladder/tree/mountain He climbed up on a chair to change the light bulb. My grandfather finds it difficult to climb stairs now.
climb into/out of/through, etc › to move somewhere using your hands and legs: The child climbed into the back of the car.
NUMBER [I] › If a price, number, or amount climbs, it increases: Profits climbed 11% last quarter.
MOVE HIGHER [I] › to move to a higher position: The road climbs quite steeply.
climb noun [C] › a long/steep/uphill climb (Definition of climb verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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