Word

climb, v.
(climbed, climbing, climbs)
freq. cnt. 40

go upward with gradual or continuous progress
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 44 freq. cnt.: 36 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

climb climb up go up mount

sample sentences

"Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
They %s the hill
They %s up the hill

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

climb climber climbing climb climber climber climber

also see

climb on climb down

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

mount mounting mounter

semantic pointers

hypernym

rise, go up, move up, lift, come up, arise, uprise

hyponym

scale escalade ramp mountaineer ride

go up or advance
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

climb mount rise wax

sample sentences

"Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

verb frames

Something ----s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

mount mounting

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

rise

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

climb

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

waxing

antonym

wane

semantic pointers

hyponym

jump gain, advance

hypernym

increase

move with difficulty, by grasping
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

climb

verb frames

Somebody ----s PP

semantic pointers

hypernym

move

hyponym

clamber, scramble, struggle, shin, shinny, skin, sputter

increase in value or to a higher point
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 30 freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 7

climb go up rise

sample sentences

"prices climbed steeply"
"the value of our house rose sharply last year"

verb frames

Something ----s
The stock market is going to %s

verb frames

Something ----s
The stock market is going to %s

verb frames

Something ----s
The stock market is going to %s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

rise

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

climbing

semantic pointers

hypernym

grow

hyponym

soar bull

improve one's social status
<verb.change>

climb

sample sentences

"This young man knows how to climb the social ladder"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

climber

semantic pointers

hypernym

progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up

slope upward
<verb.motion>

climb

sample sentences

"The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

climb

semantic pointers

hypernym

slope, incline, pitch