Climb , n. The act of one who climbs; ascent by climbing. Warburton.
Climb , v. t. To ascend, as by
means of the hands and feet, or
laboriously or slowly; to mount.
Climb (klīm), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Climbed (klīmd), Obs. or Vulgar Clomb (kl&obreve;m); p. pr. & vb. n. Climbing.]
[AS.
climban; akin to OHG.
chlimban, G. & D.
klimmen, Icel. klīfa, and E. cleave to adhere.] 1. To ascend or
mount laboriously, esp. by use of the hands
and feet.
2. To ascend as if
with effort; to rise to a higher point.
Black vapors climb aloft, and cloud the
day.
Dryden.
3. (Bot.) To ascend or
creep upward by twining about a support, or by attaching itself by tendrils, rootlets, etc., to a support or
upright surface.
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