climb verb
1 move up towards the top of sth
ADV. high Don't climb too high. | slowly
PREP. up He climbed slowly up the ladder.
PHRASES climb to the top We climbed right to the top of the mountain. | go climbing (= climb up mountains for sport) He goes climbing in Scotland every summer.
2 move/lead upwards
ADV. gradually, slowly | steadily | steeply | up
VERB + CLIMB begin to The path began to climb quite steeply.
PREP. from The road gradually climbs up from the village. | to The plane took off and climbed to 20,000 feet.
3 increase
ADV. sharply, steeply Prices have climbed sharply in recent months. | steadily
PREP. above The temperature had climbed above 90 degrees. | from, to Unemployment has climbed from two million to three million.