- climb
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 act of climbingADJECTIVE▪ long, slow▪ short▪ arduous, difficult, hard, steep, tough (esp. AmE)▪ uphill (often figurative, esp. AmE)▪
The airline faces an uphill climb to compete with top air carriers.
▪ easy▪ steady▪ final▪We rode to Pamba then made the final climb on foot.
VERB + CLIMB▪ do, make▪I was fitter the first time I did the climb.
PREPOSITION▪ on a/the climb▪I broke my ankle on a climb last week.
▪ climb from, climb to▪the short climb from the road to the summit
▪ climb up▪They began the long climb up the hill.
2 increase in value/amount/statusADJECTIVE▪ long, slow▪ rapid▪ gradual, steady▪ upward▪the upward climb of interest rates
PREPOSITION▪ climb against▪the dollar's climb against the euro
▪ climb in▪a steady climb in the cost of travel
▪ climb out of▪a long slow climb out of recession
▪ climb to▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}her rapid climb to stardom
verb1 move up to the top of sthADVERB▪ high▪Don't climb too high.
▪ slowly▪ nimbly, quickly, rapidly, swiftly▪ carefully▪ wearilyPREPOSITION▪ up▪He climbed slowly up the ladder.
▪ onto▪Two boys climbed onto the roof.
▪ into▪He climbed into the truck and drove off.
▪ over▪I climbed over the fence into the meadow.
PHRASES▪ climb to the top▪We climbed right to the top of the mountain.
▪ go climbing (= for sport)▪He goes climbing every summer.
2 move/lead upwardsADVERB▪ gradually, slowly▪ steadily▪ steeply▪ upVERB + CLIMB▪ begin to▪The path began to climb quite steeply.
PREPOSITION▪ from▪The road gradually climbs up from the town.
▪ to▪The plane took off and climbed to 20 000 feet.
▪ up▪The path climbs steeply up the mountainside.
3 increaseADVERB▪ quickly, rapidly, sharply, steeply▪Prices have climbed sharply in recent months.
▪ steadily▪ slowly▪The vaccination rate began to climb slowly.
PREPOSITION▪ above▪The temperature had climbed above 90 degrees.
▪ from, to▪Unemployment has climbed from two million to three million.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
