(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If you ~ something such as a tree, mountain, or ladder, or ~ up it, you move towards the top of it. If you ~ down it, you move towards the bottom of it.
He picked up his suitcase and ~ed the stairs...
I told her about him ~ing up the drainpipe...
Kelly ~ed down the ladder into the water...
Children love to ~.
VERB: V n, V up n, V down n, V, also V up/down
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Climb is also a noun.
...an hour’s leisurely ~ through olive groves and vineyards.
N-COUNT: oft N prep
2.
If you ~ somewhere, you move there carefully, for example because you are moving into a small space or trying to avoid falling.
The girls hurried outside, ~ed into the car, and drove off...
He must have ~ed out of his cot...
VERB: V prep/adv, V prep/adv
3.
When something such as an aeroplane ~s, it moves upwards to a higher position. When the sun ~s, it moves higher in the sky.
The plane took off for LA, lost an engine as it ~ed, and crashed just off the runway.
= rise
VERB: V, also V prep
4.
When something ~s, it increases in value or amount.
The nation’s unemployment rate has been ~ing steadily since last June...
Prices have ~ed by 21% since the beginning of the year...
The FA Cup Final’s audience ~ed to 12.3 million...
Jaguar shares ~ed 43 pence to 510 pence.
VERB: V, V by amount, V to/from amount, V amount
5.
a mountain to ~: see mountain
see also ~ing