Definitions of climb
British English : climb If you climb something such as a tree, mountain, or ladder, or climb up it, you move towards the top of it. If you climbdown it, you move towards the bottom of it.Climbing the first hill took half an hour.klaɪm VERB
- (also transitive) often foll by up to go up or ascend (stairs, a mountain, etc)
- (often followed by along) to progress with difficulty ⇒ ■ to climb along a ledge
- to rise to a higher point or intensity ⇒ ■ the temperature climbed
- to incline or slope upwards ⇒ ■ the road began to climb
- to ascend in social position
- (of plants) to grow upwards by twining, using tendrils or suckers, etc
- (informal ) (followed by into) to put (on) or get (into) ⇒ ■ he climbed into his pyjamas
- to be a climber or mountaineer
- the act or an instance of climbing
- a place or thing to be climbed, esp a route in mountaineering