- an act of climbing up a mountain, rock or large number of steps; a period of time spent climbing
- an exhausting climb
- It's an hour's climb to the summit.
- After a steep climb we reached a plateau.
- climb up something We began our climb up the hill.
Extra Examples- I was fitter the first time I did the climb.
- They began the long climb up the hill.
- We rode to Pamba then made the final climb on foot.
- the short climb from the road to the summit
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- slow
- short
- …
- do
- make
- on a/the climb
- climb from
- climb to
- …
- a mountain or rock which people climb up for sport
- Titan's Wall is the mountain's hardest rock climb.
- [usually singular] an increase in value or amount
- the dollar’s climb against the euro
Extra ExamplesTopics Change, cause and effectc1, Moneyc1- the upward climb of interest rates
- a steady climb in the cost of travel
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- slow
- rapid
- …
- climb against
- climb in
- climb out of
- …
- [usually singular] progress to a higher status, standard or position
- a rapid climb to stardom
- the long slow climb out of the recession
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- long
- slow
- rapid
- …
- climb against
- climb in
- climb out of
- …
mountain/steps
increase
to a higher position or status
Word OriginOld English climban, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German klimmen, also to cleave ‘to stick close to something’.
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