to go up or ascend, esp. by using the hands and feet or feet only

to climb up a ladder.

to rise slowly by or as if by continued effort

The car laboriously climbed to the top of the mountain.

to ascend or rise

The plane climbed rapidly and we were soon at 35,000 feet. Temperatures climbed into the 80s yesterday.

to slope upward

The road climbs steeply up to the house.

to ascend by twining or by means of tendrils, adhesive tissues, etc., as a plant

The ivy climbed to the roof.

to proceed or move by using the hands and feet, esp. on an elevated place; crawl

to climb along a branch; to climb around on the roof.

to ascend in prominence, fortune, etc.

From lowly beginnings he climbed to the highest office in the land.

to ascend, go up, or get to the top of, esp. by the use of the hands and feet or feet alone or by continuous or strenuous effort

to climb a rope; to climb the stairs; to climb a mountain.

to go to the top of and over

The prisoners climbed the wall and escaped.

a climbing; an ascent by climbing

It was a long climb to the top of the hill.

a place to be climbed

That peak is quite a climb.

climb down,

to descend, esp. by using both hands and feet.

to retreat, as from an indefensible opinion or position

He was forced to climb down from his untenable position.

climb the walls. wall ( def. 7 ) .

verb

descend , dismount , go down , retreat

verb

ape up , ascend , clamber , escalade , escalate , go up , mount , rise , scale , soar , top , arise , lift , advance , ascent , crawl , creep , shin , struggle

noun

ascension