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Climbing

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • p. pr. & vb. n. of climb.
  • See under Fern.
  • See Anabas, and Labyrinthici.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The sport of climbing, ascending a wall or a rock or another object using available holds, generally with the safety of a rope and belayer.
  • noun. Climb; ascent.
  • verb. Present participle of climb.
  • adjective. That climbs; that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface.
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  • noun. an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
  • Word Usage
    "Or maybe mountain climbing is a better metaphor: you are up there at the mercy of the elements, and for success, preparation and luck and timing are everything."
    cross-reference
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    ascension  ascent  rise  rising  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    diming  liming  priming  rhyming  timing  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    variant
    climb  
    verb-stem
    climb