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1. climbing - noun

· an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

Synonym(s): climb, mounting

Hypernym(s): rise, rising, ascent, ascension




2. climb - verb

· go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"

Synonym(s): climb_up, mount, go_up

Hypernym(s): rise, lift, arise, move_up, go_up, come_up, uprise




3. climb - verb

· move with difficulty, by grasping

Hypernym(s): move




4. climb - verb

· go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"

Synonym(s): wax, mount, rise

Hypernym(s): increase




5. climb - verb

· slope upward; "The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill"

Hypernym(s): slope, incline, pitch




6. climb - verb

· improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder"

Hypernym(s): progress, come_on, come_along, advance, get_on, get_along, shape_up




7. climb - verb

· increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"

Synonym(s): rise, go_up

Hypernym(s): grow





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