Definition of "climb"

Black vapours climb aloft, and cloud the day.

1697, Virgil, “The Seventh Book of the Æneis”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […]

So we continue climbing to the saddle of the Kleine Scheidegg, where ahead there comes into view the wide expanse of the Grindelwald valley, backed by the snowy crown of the Wetterhorn.

1960 December, Voyageur, “The Mountain Railways of the Bernese Oberland”, in Trains Illustrated, page 752

After Bridge of Orchy, the line climbs steeply into the wild country of Rannoch Moor. The railway builders chose a different route across the moor from the road - we are completely on our own up here.

2023 November 29, Paul Clifton, “West is best in the Highlands”, in RAIL, number 997, page 39

Other Hooverian devices become familiar too. Characters often have names that are so obscure they barely seem like real names (Ryle, Lowen, Chastin, Atlas, Crew) but might wind up climbing the baby name list — now you know why — in a few years’ time.

2023 July 6, Pamela Paul, “What’s the Story With Colleen Hoover?”, in The New York Times‎

He is a curly-haired schoolboy barely in his teens, but 13-year-old Jordan Romero from California has become the youngest person to climb Mount Everest.

2010 May 22, David Harrison, “American boy, 13, is youngest person to climb Everest”, in Daily Telegraph online‎

A priest clad in a white robe climbs the tree and with a golden sickle cuts the mistletoe, which is caught in a white cloth.

1900, James Frazer, The Golden Bough Chapter 65

She thought she must have been mistaken at first, for none of the scarecrows in Kansas ever wink; but presently the figure nodded its head to her in a friendly way. Then she climbed down from the fence and walked up to it, while Toto ran around the pole and barked.

1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill., New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M. Hill Co.

Cutter and Bolan climbed around the furniture and piled into the back of the truck.

2008, Tony Atkins, Dragonhawk - the Turning

The defender climbed majestically at the near post to convert Johnson's corner.

2010 December 28, Paul Fletcher, “Man City 4 - 0 Aston Villa”, in BBC‎

As the game moved towards injury time, the Ospreys forced a line-out which Jonathan Thomas climbed high to take.

2008 September 13, “Ospreys Glasgow Magners League”, in South Wales Evening Post‎

Four minutes of stoppage time were virtually up when Ricketts climbed to head in the equaliser from substitute Nicky Southall's centre.

2001 December 29, Derick Allsop, “Bolton's nine men hit back to steal a point”, in Daily Telegraph online‎

Make sure that you keep checking to see that everything remains safe throughout the climb.

2007, Nigel Shepherd, Complete Guide to Rope Techniques

The Mur de Péguère is a savage little climb, its last four kilometres a narrow tunnel of trees and excited spectators urging on the straining riders.

2012 July 15, Richard Williams, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track‎, Guardian Unlimited

I guess the room wasn't so bad, except for the climb to get there. The stairs were destined to be a serious health hazard.

1999, B. Keith Jones, The Roomie Do Me Blues

After a decade of prosperity, millions of Asians are likely to be pushed into poverty, and the climb out of poverty will stall for millions of others.

1998 September 30, AP, “Worst May Lie Ahead For Asia, Report Warns”, in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel‎

An extended climb in Treasury yields risks exacerbating the pressures that have dogged a broad array of assets in recent months.

2023 October 20, David Randall, Davide Barbuscia, “Relentless climb in Treasury yields may have further to run after surging to 5%”, in Reuters‎