climb

climb [klīm]

vi., vt.

climbed, climbing [ME climben < OE climban < IE * glembh- (> CLAMBER, CLUMP) < base * gel-, to make round, clench, as the fist: basic sense, “to cling to, grip”]

1. to go up by using the feet and, often, the hands

2. to rise or ascend gradually to a higher point; mount

3. to move (down, over, along, etc.), using the hands and feet

☆ 4. to get (into or out of clothes or a piece of clothing) hastily, perfunctorily, etc.

5. Bot. to grow upward on (a wall, trellis, etc.) by winding around or adhering with tendrils

n.

1. an act or instance of climbing; rise; ascent

2. a thing or place to be climbed

climbable

adj.