climb (
http://definr.com/climb)
n 1: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't
make the grade" [syn:
ascent,
acclivity,
rise,
raise,
upgrade] [ant:
descent]
2: an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in
altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) [syn:
climbing,
mounting]
3: the act of climbing something [syn:
mount]
v 1: go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever
climb up the hill behind your house?" [syn:
climb up,
mount,
go up]
2: move with difficulty, by grasping
3: go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were
lowered" [syn:
wax,
mount,
rise] [ant:
wane]
4: slope upward: "The path climbed all the way to the top of
the hill"
5: improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to
climb the social ladder"
6: increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed
steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
[syn:
rise,
go up]