climb

n 1: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't

make the grade" [syn: {ascent}, {acclivity}, {rise}, {raise},

{upgrade}] [ant: {descent}]

2: an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in

altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) [syn: {climbing},

{mounting}]

3: the act of climbing something [syn: {mount}]

v 1: go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever

climb up the hill behind yur house?" [syn: {climb up}, {mount},

{go up}]

2: move with difficulty, by grasping

3: go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were

lowered" [syn: {wax}, {mount}, {rise}] [ant: {wane}]

4: slope upward: "The path climbed all the way to the top of

the hill"

5: increase in value; as of prices or numbers [syn: {rise}, {go

up}]