v.
- go or come up (a slope, stairs, etc.).
▸rise or slope upwards.
▸(of a plant) grow up (a structure).
- move with effort into or out of somewhere.
- increase or rise in scale, value, or status.
-
(climb down)
withdraw from a position taken up in argument or negotiation.
n.
- an instance of climbing; an ascent.
▸a recognized route up a mountain or cliff.
- a rise in status or increase in value.
Phrase
- be climbing the walls
informal feel frustrated and trapped.
Derivative
- climbable adj.
- climber n.
- climbing n.
Etymology
OE climban, of W. Gmc origin; rel. to clay and cleave2.