"climbed" in the verb sense
1. climb, climb up, mount, go up
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
"Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"
2. climb
move with difficulty, by grasping
3. wax, mount, climb, rise
go up or advance
"Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
4. climb
slope upward
"The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill"
5. climb
improve one's social status
"This young man knows how to climb the social ladder"
6. rise, go up, climb
increase in value or to a higher point
"prices climbed steeply"
"the value of our house rose sharply last year"
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