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English noun: climb | |||
| 1. | climb (object) an upward slope or grade (as in a road) | ||
| Samples | The car couldn't make it up the rise. | ||
| Synonyms | acclivity, ascent, raise, rise, upgrade | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | incline, side, slope | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | uphill | ||
| Antonyms | declivity, downslope, declination, declension, decline, fall, descent | ||
| 2. | climb (event) an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) | ||
| Synonyms | climbing, mounting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ascension, ascent, rise, rising | ||
| 3. | climb (act) the act of climbing something | ||
| Samples | It was a difficult climb to the top. | ||
| Synonyms | mount | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ascending, ascension, ascent, rise | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clamber, mountain climbing, mountaineering, rock climbing, scaling | ||
English verb: climb | |||
| 1. | climb (motion) go upward with gradual or continuous progress | ||
| Samples | Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?. | ||
| Examples | They climb the hill, They climb up the hill | ||
| Synonyms | climb up, 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 (motion) move with difficulty, by grasping | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, sputter, struggle | ||
| 3. | climb (change) go up or advance | ||
| Samples | Sales were climbing after prices were lowered. | ||
| Synonyms | mount, rise, wax | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | increase | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | advance, gain, jump | ||
| Antonyms | wane | ||
| 4. | climb (motion) slope upward | ||
| Samples | The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | incline, pitch, slope | ||
| 5. | climb (change) improve one's social status | ||
| Samples | This young man knows how to climb the social ladder. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advance, come along, come on, get along, get on, progress, shape up | ||
| 6. | climb (change) increase in value or to a higher point | ||
| Samples | Prices climbed steeply. The value of our house rose sharply last year. | ||
| Examples | The stock market is going to climb | ||
| Synonyms | go up, rise | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | grow | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bull, soar | ||
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