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Climb means to move up or increase gradually, or to move up and around using your feet.

(verb)

An example of climb is for the price of milk to rise from $2.00 to $2.50 over the course of two years.
An example of climb is to walk up a steep path or step up onto rocks to get higher on the side of the mountain.

The definition of a climb is an act of moving upward or increasing.

(noun)

An example of a climb is a hike up a mountain.

See climb in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb, transitive verb climbed, climbing

to go up by using the feet and, often, the hands
to rise or ascend gradually to a higher point; mount
to move (down, over, along, etc.), using the hands and feet
☆ to get (into or out of clothes or a piece of clothing) hastily, perfunctorily, etc.
Bot. to grow upward on (a wall, trellis, etc.) by winding around or adhering with tendrils

Origin: ME climben < OE climban < IE *glembh- (> clamber, clump) < base *gel-, to make round, clench, as the fist: basic sense, “to cling to, grip”

noun

an act or instance of climbing; rise; ascent
a thing or place to be climbed

Related Forms:

climbable adjective

See climb in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb climbed climbed, climb·ing, climbs

verb, transitive

To move upward on or mount, especially by using the hands and feet or the feet alone; ascend: climb a mountain; climbed the stairs.
To grow in an upward direction on or over: ivy climbing the walls.

verb, intransitive

To move oneself upward, especially by using the hands and feet.
To rise slowly, steadily, or effortfully; ascend. See Synonyms at rise.
To move in a specified direction by using the hands and feet: climbed down the ladder; climbed out the window.
To slant or slope upward: The road climbs steeply to the top.
To engage in the activity or sport of mountain climbing.
To grow in an upward direction, as some plants do, often by means of twining stems or tendrils.

noun