climb

Definition

  • verb: to move or go up (something) using your feet and often your hands
  • verb: to go upward with gradual or continuous progress
  • synonyms: rise

Examples

  • His statement is seen as an attempt to 'climb down' [='back away'] from the strong denial he made yesterday.

  • a 'climbing plant' [=a plant that attaches itself to something, such as a wall, as it grows up it]

  • The players 'climbed' into their uniforms [=put on their uniforms] and headed for the field.

Movie quotes

  • (..) You should die of shame to leave me here alone and helpless! You helpless? Heaven help the Yankees if they capture you! Now, climb down here. I want to say goodbye. No! Climb down. Oh, Rhett, please don't go. You can't leave me, please. (..)
    1939 Gone with the Wind
  • (..) -Goodbye. -Goodbye. -Goodbye. Scarlett! Scarlett! Climb into this buggy. This is no day for walking. You'll get run over. Oh, Rhett! Drive me to Aunt Pitty's, please. Panic's a pretty sight, isn't it? (..)
    1939 Gone with the Wind