clam´ber|er

clam´ber|er
clam|ber «KLAM buhr», verb, noun.
–v.i., v.t.
1. to climb, using both hands and feet; climb awkwardly or with difficulty; scramble: »

The boys clambered up the cliff. The men who had fallen were trying to clamber up along bent steel pipes and broken timbers to safety (New York Times).

2. (of plants) to climb, especially by means of tendrils.
3. Figurative. to climb or struggle into a position of eminence; attain with effort.
–n.
an awkward or difficult climb.
[Middle English clambren. See related etym. at climb. (Cf.climb)]
clam´ber|er, noun.

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  • clam|ber — «KLAM buhr», verb, noun. –v.i., v.t. 1. to climb, using both hands and feet; climb awkwardly or with difficulty; scramble: »The boys clambered up the cliff. The men who had fallen were trying to clamber up along bent steel pipes and broken… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • clam — clam·a·roo; clam·a·to·res; clam·a·to·ri·al; clam·ber·er; clam; clam·e·hew·it; clam·jam·fry; clam·mer·some; clam·mi·ly; clam·mi·ness; clam·my; clam·or·ous; clam·or·ous·ly; clam·or·ous·ness; clam·our·some; de·clam·a·to·ry; dis·clam·a·to·ry;… …   English syllables

  • ber — cy·ber; cy·ber·cafe; cy·ber·citizen; cy·ber·culture; cy·ber·nat·ed; cy·ber·na·tion; cy·ber·naut; cy·ber·porn; cy·ber·punk; cy·ber·sex; cy·ber·space; cy·ber·speak; cy·ber·surfer; fi·ber·scope; lib·ber; ok·to·ber·fest; sa·ber·met·rics; zeit·ge·ber; …   English syllables

  • clamber — clam·ber …   English syllables

  • clamberer — clam·ber·er …   English syllables

  • clamber — clam•ber [[t]ˈklæm bər, ˈklæm ər[/t]] v. t. v. i. 1) to climb, using both feet and hands; climb with effort or difficulty 2) an act or instance of clambering • Etymology: 1325–75; ME clambren, freq. formation akin to climb; see er VI clam′ber•er …   From formal English to slang

  • clamber — clam|ber [ˈklæmbə US ər] v [I always + adverb/preposition] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from clamb, old past tense of climb] to climb or move slowly somewhere, using your hands and feet because it is difficult or steep clamber over/across… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • clamber — clam|ber [ klæmbər ] verb intransitive clamber up/over/into etc. to climb something with difficulty, using your hands and feet: I clambered up the ladder into the hay loft …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Clamber — Clam ber, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Clambered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clambering}.] [OE clambren, clameren, to heap together, climb; akin to Icel. klambra to clamp, G. klammern. Cf. {Clamp}, {Climb}.] To climb with difficulty, or with hands and feet; also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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