climbed

7 definitions • 11 examples

past simple and past participle of

to go up, or to go towards the top of something:

The plane climbed quickly to a height of 30,000 feet.

As it leaves the village, the road climbs steeply up the mountain.

The sun climbed higher in the sky.

to use your legs, or your legs and hands, to go up or onto the top of something:

to climb the stairs/mountain

I hate climbing ladders.

We're going climbing (= climbing mountains as a sport) in Scotland next weekend.

If a price, number, or amount climbs, it increases:

Our costs have climbed rapidly in the last few years.

to move into a higher social position, or to improve your position at work:

He quickly climbed to the top of his profession.

to move into or out of a small space awkwardly or with difficulty or effort:

They climbed into the truck and drove away.

We can't stop Tom climbing out of his cot.

to grow upwards:

There's masses of ivy climbing up/over the walls of our house.