climbing
Pronunciation:
/ˈklaɪ̯mɪŋ/verb
Definitions
To ascend; rise; to go up.
Example: Prices climbed steeply.
To mount; to move upwards on.
Example: Climbing a tree
To scale; to get to the top of something.
To move (especially up and down something) by gripping with the hands and using the feet.
noun
Definitions
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.
Example: The next day, the team had to wear special ice climbing footwear while repairing other research devices on the glacier.
Climb; ascent.
adjective
Definitions
(of a plant) That climbs; that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface.