climb up

climb up
verb
1. go upward with gradual or continuous progress (Freq. 3)
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Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?

Syn: ↑climb, ↑mount, ↑go up
See Also: ↑climb on (for: ↑climb), ↑climb down (for: ↑climb)
Derivationally related forms: ↑mount (for: ↑mount), ↑mounter (for: ↑mount), ↑mounting (for: ↑mount), ↑climb (for: ↑climb), ↑climber (for: ↑climb), ↑climbing (for: ↑climb)
Hypernyms:
rise, ↑lift, ↑arise, ↑move up, ↑go up, ↑come up, ↑uprise
Hyponyms: ↑scale, ↑escalade, ↑ramp, ↑mountaineer, ↑ride
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s PP

2. appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils
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the vine climbed up the side of the house

Syn: ↑ascend
Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

3. rise in rank or status
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Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list

Syn: ↑rise, ↑jump
Derivationally related forms: ↑jump (for: ↑jump)
Hypernyms: ↑change
Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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Something is ——ing PP


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  • Climb — Climb! Beschreibung Deutschsprachige Kletterzeitschrift Verlag Bruckmann Verlag Erstausgabe 2006 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • climb — climb·able; climb; climb·er; up·climb·er; …   English syllables

  • Climb — (kl[imac]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Climbed} (kl[imac]md), Obs. or Vulgar {Clomb} (kl[o^]m); p. pr. & vb. n. {Climbing}.] [AS. climban; akin to OHG. chlimban, G. & D. klimmen, Icel. kl[=i]fa, and E. cleave to adhere.] 1. To ascend or mount… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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