climb /klaɪm/
1. an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
synset: ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade
antonym: descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope
2. an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
synset: climb, climbing, mounting
3. the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top"
1. go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"
synset: climb, climb_up, mount, go_up
2. move with difficulty, by grasping
synset: climb
3. go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
synset: wax, mount, climb, rise
4. slope upward; "The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill"
synset: climb
5. improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder"
synset: climb
6. increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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