"climbs" in the noun sense

1. ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade

an upward slope or grade (as in a road

"the car couldn't make it up the rise"

2. climb, climbing, mounting

an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

3. climb, mount

the act of climbing something

"it was a difficult climb to the top"

"climbs" 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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