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English verb: climb up | |||
| 1. | climb up (motion) go upward with gradual or continuous progress | ||
| Samples | Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?. | ||
| Synonyms | climb, go up, mount | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arise, come up, go up, lift, move up, rise, uprise | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | escalade, mountaineer, ramp, ride, scale | ||
| 2. | climb up (motion) appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils | ||
| Samples | The vine climbed up the side of the house. | ||
| Synonyms | ascend | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| 3. | climb up (change) rise in rank or status | ||
| Samples | Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list. | ||
| Synonyms | jump, rise | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change | ||
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