n. 25B6; verb
we climbed the hill : ASCEND, mount, scale, scramble up, clamber up, shin up; go up, walk up; conquer, gain.
the plane climbed : RISE, ascend, go up, gain altitude.
the road climbs steeply : SLOPE UPWARDS, rise, go uphill, incline upwards.
the shares climbed to 550 pence : INCREASE, rise, go up; shoot up, soar, rocket.
he climbed through the ranks : ADVANCE, rise, move up, progress, work one's way.
he climbed out of his car : CLAMBER, scramble; step.
descend, drop, fall.
25B6; noun a steep climb : ASCENT, clamber.
descent.
25A0; climb down
Sandy climbed down the ladder : DESCEND, go/come down, move down, shin down.
the Government had to climb down : BACK DOWN, admit defeat, surrender, capitulate, yield, give in, give way, submit; retreat, backtrack; eat one's words, eat humble pie; do a U-turn; Brit. do an about-turn; N. Amer. informal eat crow.