climb

1. To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending). (intransitive)
2. (literally or figuratively): To ascend; rise; to go up. (intransitive)
3. To ascend in a non-physical or figurative sense. (intransitive) · The hit song has climbed to the number one spot.
4. To move to a higher position on a chart or hierarchy. (figuratively, intransitive) · Prices climbed steeply.
5. To mount; to move upwards on. (transitive) · climbing a tree· They climbed the mountain.
6. To scale; to get to the top of something. (transitive)
7. To enter, mount or otherwise assume a position in or on a conveyance. (intransitive) · He climbed into the passenger-seat of the car.· We'll climb back on our bikes and continue the route.
8. To move (especially up and down something) by gripping with the hands and using the feet. (transitive) · My legs were so stiff and my arms so sore that this morning I could barely climb out of bed.· Greasing involves climbing under the vehicle into an inspection pit.

Plural climb · He/she/it climbs · Past climbed · Past participle climbed · -ing form climbing