climb
climb Lexical Profile
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• verb
To go or come up a slope, incline, or staircase, especially by using the feet and sometimes the hands.
"The children love to climb the old oak tree in the backyard."
To increase in scale, value, temperature, or social rank.
"Temperatures are expected to climb into the nineties by this afternoon."
To grow upward along a support by means of tendrils or twining stems (of a plant).
"The English ivy began to climb the brick wall of the university library."
• noun
An ascent, especially of a mountain, hill, or steep slope by foot or using the hands and feet.
"The morning climb to the summit took the hikers nearly four hours."
A gradual upward progression in social status, career rank, or numerical value.
"Her steady climb to the top of the corporate ladder inspired many younger colleagues."
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'climban' (meaning to climb or clamber), derived from Proto-Germanic '*klimbanan', which originally meant 'to cling' or 'to adhere' by gripping with the hands and feet.