adj, noun, verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The sport of climbing, ascending a wall or a rock or another object using available holds, generally with the safety of a rope and belayer. uncountable, usually

   "The next day, the team had to wear special ice climbing footwear while repairing other research devices on the glacier."

2. 2
   an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) wordnet
3. 3
   Climb; ascent. countable, usually

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of climb form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   That climbs; that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

climbacclinateacclivitousadvanceambitionambitiousness

Antonyms

All antonyms

prostrate

Example

More examples

"We think it is very dangerous that you're climbing the mountain alone."

Etymology

From Middle English clymbyng; equivalent to climb + -ing.

Related phrases

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