Definition of climb

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • climb is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • climb is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
  • climb is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of climb


  • go upward with gradual or continuous progress (verb)

    Examples

    1. Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?

    Synonyms

    1. climb up
    2. go up
    3. mount
  • go up or advance (verb)

    Examples

    1. Sales were climbing after prices were lowered

    Synonyms

    1. mount
    2. rise
    3. wax
  • increase in value or to a higher point (verb)

    Examples

    1. prices climbed steeply

    Synonyms

    1. go up
    2. rise
  • an upward slope or grade (as in a road) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. acclivity
    2. ascent
    3. raise
    4. rise
    5. upgrade
  • an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. climbing
    2. mounting
  • the act of climbing something (noun)

    Examples

    1. it was a difficult climb to the top

    Synonyms

    1. mount
  • improve one's social status (verb)

    Examples

    1. This young man knows how to climb the social ladder
  • move with difficulty, by grasping (verb)
  • slope upward (verb)

    Examples

    1. The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill

See definition of climb in Merriam Webster