climb
     n 1: an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't
          make it up the rise" [syn: {ascent}, {acclivity}, {rise},
           {raise}, {upgrade}] [ant: {descent}]
     2: an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in
        altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) [syn: {climbing},
         {mounting}]
     3: the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to
        the top" [syn: {mount}]
     v 1: go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever
          climb up the hill behind your house?" [syn: {climb up},
          {mount}, {go up}]
     2: move with difficulty, by grasping
     3: go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were
        lowered" [syn: {wax}, {mount}, {rise}] [ant: {wane}]
     4: slope upward; "The path climbed all the way to the top of
        the hill"
     5: improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to
        climb the social ladder"
     6: increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed
        steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
        [syn: {rise}, {go up}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0