an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
Used in a Sentence
climb
How to use climb in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for climb.
Editorial note
This is great when you've got to climb a tree to get away from a tiger.
Examples11
Definitions9
Parts of speech2
Quick take
an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of climb gathered in one view.
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for climb.
noun
an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
noun
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
noun
the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top"
See also: mount
verb
go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"
See also: mount
verb
move with difficulty, by grasping
verb
go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
verb
slope upward; "The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill"
verb
improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder"
verb
increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
See also: rise
Example sentences
This is great when you've got to climb a tree to get away from a tiger.
But the zero has a dangerous tendency to climb.
But still you'll never get it right, cos when you're laid in bed at night, watching roaches climb the wall, if you call your Dad he could stop it all. -- Pulp, Common People
If you are a sociopath by clinical standards, you will not climb the pyramid.
I took a trip to Africa to go on a Safari and climb Kilimanjaro.
But, now that China is strongly incentivized not to invest in Bitcoin, it's going to be a very slow climb back to $1106.
He resisted the ivory tower most other writers with his level of film knowledge would climb.
Unless calling me something different is going to somehow make me run, climb, or dance again, then it really doesn't matter how you refer to me.
It gives people a path whereby, instead of climbing the organizational ladder, their efficiency gains are paid back to them in the ability to retain employment with a reduced work footprint.
Career development it seems isn't fun to most 20-somethings, socializing at bars is, moving out to Montana to climb things and work for a harvest season is, saving up to hide away in Peru for a year is, writing music with friends while working retail is, but not career development.
To facilitate this, the Mocality team in Kenya spends a lot of time travelling around, holding agent and business seminars and slowly turning our name and mission into something the local business person can trust.\nTherefore...when google launch a new product like KBO into the market, it is quite clear to us in the country, that they would have similar hurdles to climb when recruiting businesses.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use climb in a sentence?
This is great when you've got to climb a tree to get away from a tiger.
What does climb mean?
an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise"
What part of speech is climb?
climb is commonly used as noun, verb.