by asmrz » Sat Oct 29, 2011 11:10 pm
by asmrz » Sun Oct 30, 2011 6:46 pm
by thegib » Sun Oct 30, 2011 6:54 pm
by jspeigl » Sun Oct 30, 2011 9:38 pm
intransitive verb
1
a : to go upward with gradual or continuous progress : rise, ascend <watching the smoke climb>
b : to increase gradually <prices are continuing to climb>
c : to slope upward <a climbing path>
2
a : to go upward or raise oneself especially by grasping or clutching with the hands <climbed aboard the train>
b of a plant : to ascend in growth (as by twining)
3
: to go about or down usually by grasping or holding with the hands <climb down the ladder>
4
: to get into or out of clothing usually with some haste or effort <the firefighters climbed into their clothes>
transitive verb
1
: to go upward on or along, to the top of, or over <climb a hill>
2
: to draw or pull oneself up, over, or to the top of by using hands and feet <children climbing the tree>
3
: to grow up or over <ivy climbing the wall>
— climb·able adjective
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Examples of CLIMB
He dreams of climbing Kilimanjaro.
It took them six days to climb the mountain.
She has climbed seriously for several years now.
The actors were climbing down from the stage.
He climbed over the fence.
The passengers of the sailboat climbed aboard.
The pilot climbed into the cockpit.
I think she climbed in through the window.
He climbed out of the car with a box in his hands.
by marmoting » Mon Oct 31, 2011 4:35 am
by granjero » Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:54 am
by Vitaliy M. » Mon Oct 31, 2011 3:21 pm
thegib wrote:Sorry, off OP Topic, but it's a lazy Sunday and just to stir the pot;
The need some climbers have to publicly and repeatedly differentiate their activity from that of hikers is at least as pathological as hikers not appreciating the difference between hiking and climbing.
by mrchad9 » Mon Oct 31, 2011 3:33 pm
by Vitaliy M. » Mon Oct 31, 2011 5:37 pm
by mjrangel » Thu Dec 22, 2011 11:19 pm
by thegib » Sat Jan 07, 2012 6:48 pm
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