Climb
verb
To go up or move to a higher place using hands and feet.
She climbed up the tree to retrieve the kite.
Often appears as...
- climb a tree
- climb a mountain
verb
To make progress or increase something gradually.
Prices have continued to climb throughout the year.
Often appears as...
- climb prices
- climb rates
noun
An act of climbing a mountain or other high object.
The climb to the top of the mountain was challenging.
Often appears as...
- mountain climb
- steep climb
verb
To move up within a social or professional hierarchy.
He climbed rapidly through the ranks of the company.
Often appears as...
- climb the ranks
- climb the ladder
verb
To go up or move to a higher place using hands and feet.
She climbed up the tree to retrieve the kite.
Often appears as...
- climb a tree
- climb a mountain
verb
To make progress or increase something gradually.
Prices have continued to climb throughout the year.
Often appears as...
- climb prices
- climb rates
noun
An act of climbing a mountain or other high object.
The climb to the top of the mountain was challenging.
Often appears as...
- mountain climb
- steep climb
verb
To move up within a social or professional hierarchy.
He climbed rapidly through the ranks of the company.
Often appears as...
- climb the ranks
- climb the ladder
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Activity
Refers to literal upward movement, often requiring effort and physical strength.
The climber climbed the cliff with great skill.
Pro Tip 2/3Using Limbs
Usually involves hands and feet, and may imply some skill or ability.
Kids love climbing trees in the backyard.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Upward
Can imply moving in any direction across a surface, like a wall or a slope.
We watched spiders climb across the ceiling.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Activity
Refers to literal upward movement, often requiring effort and physical strength.
The climber climbed the cliff with great skill.
Pro Tip 2/3Using Limbs
Usually involves hands and feet, and may imply some skill or ability.
Kids love climbing trees in the backyard.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Upward
Can imply moving in any direction across a surface, like a wall or a slope.
We watched spiders climb across the ceiling.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Activity
Refers to literal upward movement, often requiring effort and physical strength.
The climber climbed the cliff with great skill.
Pro Tip 2/3Using Limbs
Usually involves hands and feet, and may imply some skill or ability.
Kids love climbing trees in the backyard.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Upward
Can imply moving in any direction across a surface, like a wall or a slope.
We watched spiders climb across the ceiling.
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Why are human bodies...
and more common than you might think, from crabs with one giant pincer claw to snail species whose shells' always coil in the same direction. Some species of beans only climb up their trellises clockwise, others, only counterclockwise, and even though the human body looks pretty symmetrical on the outside,
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Why do cats act so...
that helped ensure the continuation of her species for millions of years before. In the wild, cats needed sharp claws for climbing, hunting, and self-defense. Sharpening their claws on nearby surfaces kept them conditioned and ready, helped stretch their back and leg muscles,
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Ken Kamler: Medical...
while these guys were up there in the storm. The storm was so fierce that we had to lay, fully dressed, fully equipped, laid out on the tent floor to stop the tent from blowing off the mountain. It was the worst winds I've ever seen. And the climbers up on the ridge
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Making safe nuclear...
the whole exploration right for me science and it is base with our new business or engineering or whatever else science is my passion because for me it's like climbing a mountain that's exploring the unknown right and that's what we do as kids and as a scientist
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The three different ways...
then must climb up to the pouch, where she spends the next 6-11 months suckling. Even after the baby kangaroo leaves this warm haven, she'll return to suckle milk. Sometimes, she's just one of three babies her mother is caring for.
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Plato’s Allegory of the...
What is reality, knowledge, the meaning of life? Big topics you might tackle figuratively explaining existence as a journey down a road or across an ocean, a climb, a war, a book, a thread, a game, a window of opportunity,
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Should we get rid of...
farming, and even military tactics. Standardized tests continued to be used around the world for the next two millennia, and today, they're used for everything from evaluating stair climbs for firefighters in France
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World's Hardest Climb...
the bratty little kid was common really hard out of nowhere he has a great fierce open faced passion for climbing and for the art of the natural world as it is expressed through climbing
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5 Amazing Animal...
with young pups to protect they take greater risks by climbing higher here they can see predators earlier but are vulnerable to birds of prey their self-sacrifice is about to be tested
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Why is Mount Everest so...
But why do people risk life and limb to climb Everest? Is it the challenge? The view? The chance to touch the sky?
Video examples
Why are human bodies...
and more common than you might think, from crabs with one giant pincer claw to snail species whose shells' always coil in the same direction. Some species of beans only climb up their trellises clockwise, others, only counterclockwise, and even though the human body looks pretty symmetrical on the outside,
Video examples
Why do cats act so...
that helped ensure the continuation of her species for millions of years before. In the wild, cats needed sharp claws for climbing, hunting, and self-defense. Sharpening their claws on nearby surfaces kept them conditioned and ready, helped stretch their back and leg muscles,
Video examples
Ken Kamler: Medical...
while these guys were up there in the storm. The storm was so fierce that we had to lay, fully dressed, fully equipped, laid out on the tent floor to stop the tent from blowing off the mountain. It was the worst winds I've ever seen. And the climbers up on the ridge
Video examples
Making safe nuclear...
the whole exploration right for me science and it is base with our new business or engineering or whatever else science is my passion because for me it's like climbing a mountain that's exploring the unknown right and that's what we do as kids and as a scientist
Video examples
The three different ways...
then must climb up to the pouch, where she spends the next 6-11 months suckling. Even after the baby kangaroo leaves this warm haven, she'll return to suckle milk. Sometimes, she's just one of three babies her mother is caring for.
Video examples
Plato’s Allegory of the...
What is reality, knowledge, the meaning of life? Big topics you might tackle figuratively explaining existence as a journey down a road or across an ocean, a climb, a war, a book, a thread, a game, a window of opportunity,
Video examples
Should we get rid of...
farming, and even military tactics. Standardized tests continued to be used around the world for the next two millennia, and today, they're used for everything from evaluating stair climbs for firefighters in France
Video examples
World's Hardest Climb...
the bratty little kid was common really hard out of nowhere he has a great fierce open faced passion for climbing and for the art of the natural world as it is expressed through climbing
Video examples
5 Amazing Animal...
with young pups to protect they take greater risks by climbing higher here they can see predators earlier but are vulnerable to birds of prey their self-sacrifice is about to be tested
Video examples
Why is Mount Everest so...
But why do people risk life and limb to climb Everest? Is it the challenge? The view? The chance to touch the sky?
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Jimmy Chin
American Athlete
As a professional climber and photographer, I am asked to shoot in a lot of situations with a lot of different people. Sometimes I'm with the hardest, most seasoned alpinists in the world. Sometimes I'm hanging out with celebrities doing a benefit climb.
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Ueli Steck
Swiss Athlete
That's what it's all about. It doesn't matter if you climbed the Eiger's north face in two hours and forty-seven minutes or in two days. If it's your challenge, and you're happy with it, that's the most important thing.
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Jung Chang
British Writer
I remember when my mother pointed to a stone, and she said this was the kind of stone people used to place on the feet of the baby girls to stop them trying to climb away and unbind their feet.
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Shania Twain
Canadian Musician
I feel like I'm on top of the world. Honestly, I feel like I've climbed a very giant mountain, and I'm just standing right on top with my arms wide open and breathing rarified air.
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Ismail Merchant
Indian Producer
It's about a young man who has climbed to fame and he discovers that his writing and the relationship with his wife are really more important for him than anything else.
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Sylvester Stallone
American Actor
If you don't have a mountain, build one and then climb it. And after you climb it, build another one; otherwise you start to flatline in your life.
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Neil Marshall
English Director
I don't really have a life outside of movies. But I like to climb mountains and walk the dogs. I like fine wines and good restaurants.
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Samina Baig
Pakistani Athlete
Women need opportunity and encouragement. If a girl can climb mountains, she can do anything positive within her field of work.
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Reinhold Messner
Italian Explorer
The Slovenians are the very best climbers in the world.
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Zig Ziglar
American Author
He climbs highest who helps another up.
Quote examples
Jimmy Chin
American Athlete
As a professional climber and photographer, I am asked to shoot in a lot of situations with a lot of different people. Sometimes I'm with the hardest, most seasoned alpinists in the world. Sometimes I'm hanging out with celebrities doing a benefit climb.
Quote examples
Ueli Steck
Swiss Athlete
That's what it's all about. It doesn't matter if you climbed the Eiger's north face in two hours and forty-seven minutes or in two days. If it's your challenge, and you're happy with it, that's the most important thing.
Quote examples
Jung Chang
British Writer
I remember when my mother pointed to a stone, and she said this was the kind of stone people used to place on the feet of the baby girls to stop them trying to climb away and unbind their feet.
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Shania Twain
Canadian Musician
I feel like I'm on top of the world. Honestly, I feel like I've climbed a very giant mountain, and I'm just standing right on top with my arms wide open and breathing rarified air.
Quote examples
Ismail Merchant
Indian Producer
It's about a young man who has climbed to fame and he discovers that his writing and the relationship with his wife are really more important for him than anything else.
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Sylvester Stallone
American Actor
If you don't have a mountain, build one and then climb it. And after you climb it, build another one; otherwise you start to flatline in your life.
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Neil Marshall
English Director
I don't really have a life outside of movies. But I like to climb mountains and walk the dogs. I like fine wines and good restaurants.
Quote examples
Samina Baig
Pakistani Athlete
Women need opportunity and encouragement. If a girl can climb mountains, she can do anything positive within her field of work.
Quote examples
Reinhold Messner
Italian Explorer
The Slovenians are the very best climbers in the world.
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Zig Ziglar
American Author
He climbs highest who helps another up.
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