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climb in or out Definition


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climb
verb climbed, climbing
    1. To mount or ascend (a hill, ladder, etc), often using hands and feet.
      Thesaurus: ascend, scale, mount, clamber, shinny, rise.
      Form: climb up (often)
    tr & intr
    2. To rise or go up.
      Example: The aeroplane climbed steadily
    intr
    3. To increase.
    intr
    4. To slope upwards.
      Example: The path started to climb suddenly
    5. Said of plants: to grow upwards using tendrils, etc.
noun
    1. An act of climbing.
    2. A slope to be climbed.
Derivative: climbable
adj
    Etymology: Anglo-Saxon climban.

    Phrasal Verb: climb down
      To descend.To concede one's position on some issue, etc, especially publicly or humiliatingly.
    Phrasal Verb: climb in or out
      To reach somewhere with difficulty, especially using hands and feet.


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