noun
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
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- 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.)
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noun
the act of climbing something
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- it was a difficult climb to the top
verb
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
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- Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?
verb
move with difficulty, by grasping
verb
go up or advance
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- Sales were climbing after prices were lowered
verb
slope upward
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- The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill
verb
improve one's social status
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- This young man knows how to climb the social ladder
verb
increase in value or to a higher point
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- prices climbed steeply
- the value of our house rose sharply last year