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[klaɪm] verb I

1) [I/T] to use your hands and feet to move up, over, down, or across something

He climbed onto the roof.[/ex]

We escaped by climbing through a window.[/ex]

I didn't think he could climb the wall.[/ex]

2) [T] to walk up a slope or up some steps

We left the road and climbed the hill.[/ex]

They had to climb ten flights of stairs.[/ex]

3) [I] to get into or out of something, especially by stepping to a higher or lower position

Sara climbed wearily into bed.[/ex]

4) [I] if something such as a temperature, price, or level climbs, it becomes higher

Their profits climbed from £20 million to £50 million last year.[/ex]

•

- climb down

II

noun [singular]

climb [klaɪm]

an occasion when you go up a slope or up some steps